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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Thanks so much for the nice reply.

I do believe that they now have a music program after getting some pressure.

I love the good guy thing -- if we don't apply to MD (I know getting in is very hard), we will go to our Catholic school, where this is also emphasized.

Everyone I have ever spoken to who went to MD said they had an amazing experience.

Can I ask without offending how you made sure your boys were exposed to girls in settings other than dances, etc.

I want my sons to understand that girls are just as smart and they can be their very good friends, not just girl friends.  I do have a daughter who will keep them in line, so that will help a lot.

Related to the previous question, do the moms try to organize any after school events that emphasize non sports talents -- e.g., going to theater, cooking classes, etc.

Finally, do you have girls?  If so, where did they go?  If co-ed, how to you compare the experience?

Thanks for your time.[/quote]

Amazing experience? I'm not sure my sons would both agree with that one. One of them has a highly developed sense of fairness and he wasn't crazy about decisions that didn't go his way. But my wife and I really appreciated the experience.

On girls - If you are not local or if this is your first child you may not be aware of the very large Catholic community that exists that surrounds all these Catholic schools. It's boys and girls and it goes far beyond dances. They all know one another and they all "hang out" and there are a lot of friendships. I'm afraid this view of boys isolated who do not have high opinions of girls isn't one I have seen. And our sons went on to all boys high schools too.

I'm unaware of mom's organizing any outside of school events. There didn't seem to be any need for it or any time for it.

Our sons were in public school before Mater Dei. We found it exhausting interfacing with the teachers and the specialists and the committees they have. (I broke an ankle when one was in 3rd grade. The public school somehow heard about it and --- unbeknownst to us --- had sent him a counselor several times (instead of recess) to see if he was having problems dealing with this trauma. That was the week we decided to take the boys out of this Edu-Speak zoo.) [b]Beginning at Mater Dei we dropped the kids off. Went to the open house and the Father-Son picnic abd graduation. It was liberating.[/b] We had confidence in the school. They did their job. We did ours. The kids did theirs. It was great.

They aren't going to learn all of life's lessons in school. The culture and the media innundate them. Mater Dei was, in a sense, an oasis away from all that.

We have no daughters. My poor wife has lived in an all male world that she has tried to civilize.[/quote]

You sound like you didn't spend enough time at the school to really know if they were doing a good job or not. Did you just take the teachers' word for it (vis a vie the conference/report card?) Yes, public schools (and some privates) actually want you involved in your child's education.  [/quote]

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