Ruth Clifford Engs notes that since Dialogues indicates that Scholastica was dedicated to God at an early age, perhaps she lived in her father's house with other religious women until his death and then moved nearer to Benedict.
Ruth Clifford Engs menyatakan bahwa Dialogues menunjukkan bahwa Skolastika didedikasikan kepada Tuhan sejak kecil, diduga ia tinggal di rumah ayahandanya bersama dengan gadis-gadis penganut agama yang sama dengannya sampai kematiannya dan kemudian pindah dekat dengan Benediktus.