Religious Practice and Educational Attainment

[Tomm]

The social sciences show religious practice has very beneficial effects on the educational attainment of children. It may well trump income in its effects on educational outcomes.

The direct positive effects of religious practice by the student include:

• Higher grade point averages,
• More time spent on homework, and
• A significant decrease in high school drop-out rates.

All these hold even more so for children from low-income neighborhoods.

(Source: Marriage and Religion Research Insitute - MARRI Research)

 

[Tomm]

I know this is true because I never had any academic achievement before I
became a practicing Catholic and saying the Rosary. I was a failure at school,
I never thought of attending university before I started practicing the faith. But the
Catholic faith and Rosary have worked wonders for me.
It's a miracle.