I thank God every day my parents worked three jobs to pay the Catholic school tuition for me and my sibs K-12. The nuns taught 50 kids per classroom, and we still got a great education, as well as a sense of duty to family and community. To get into trouble with the nuns was a horror since Mom would be called, and we’d catch hell again…
I thank God every day my parents worked three jobs to pay the Catholic school tuition for me and my sibs K-12. The nuns taught 50 kids per classroom, and we still got a great education, as well as a sense of duty to family and community. To get into trouble with the nuns was a horror since Mom would be called, and we’d catch hell again when we got home. No bringing shame on the family by failing or screwing around at school. But this was all a long time ago, and now the nuns and Mom would be charged with child abuse.
Not really. They were tough at times, but all the stories of beatings aren’t true. They would shame kids for bad behavior, that was effective since no one wanted that embarrassment again. Some of my nuns were pretty brilliant actually. History, Latin, Literature, Chemistry. They were inspiring.
I thank God every day my parents worked three jobs to pay the Catholic school tuition for me and my sibs K-12. The nuns taught 50 kids per classroom, and we still got a great education, as well as a sense of duty to family and community. To get into trouble with the nuns was a horror since Mom would be called, and we’d catch hell again when we got home. No bringing shame on the family by failing or screwing around at school. But this was all a long time ago, and now the nuns and Mom would be charged with child abuse.
My wife still has 'nun nightmares' at 65.
You?
Not really. They were tough at times, but all the stories of beatings aren’t true. They would shame kids for bad behavior, that was effective since no one wanted that embarrassment again. Some of my nuns were pretty brilliant actually. History, Latin, Literature, Chemistry. They were inspiring.