i was talking to my chavrusa last night about this and he brought up a good point. for all the supposed disadvantages that frum schools have, frum kids score in the top margins on standardized tests. we have fewer distractions in our school environment to take our focus off our studies. that being said, MaKesher brings up an excellent point. the lack of derech eretz in frum schools is astounding. one major problem, is that secular studies is seen by many of the students as beneath their dignity. they want to learn all day, and that is admirable but there is a time for everything. and even if if secular studies is useless pointless and a waste of time, that doesnt mean that the teachers, who are only doing their job, have to take abuse for it.
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