I taught history and economics at a Catholic high school. It was not a Jesuit high school, but nevertheless a high school deemed very good by national standards.
My two years there were an eye opener to how low secondary education and indeed Catholic education have sunk.
To begin with, ALL standards have disappeared; academic and disciplinary. Today's Catholic high school students cannot handle the pressure of three or four hours of homework a night, combined with the added stress of being yelled at, or worse, if they fail to measure up or in fact goof around.
Most teachers are afraid to challenge the system because they fear for their jobs, or indeed have jumped on the new kinder-gentler bandwagon themselves. Only a small minority of the old guard remain and they are being asked to retire or leave the profession.
Sadly, the teachers and administrators in our nation's Catholic schools and most importantly Jesuit schools(including present day Loyola Academy) believe that the new style of Catholic education is working.
It's working alright - to create a whole generation of young adults who are coddled, think they're special, feel that everyone is always a winner and will attempt to sue you if you hurt their feelings.
In conclusion, the present-day students at Loyola Academy wouldn't last one day at the old Loyola, much less at the Loyola Academy ruled by Father Arimond, or even during earlier times..
John O'Hara
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