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[quote=Anonymous]Like most schools, there are some strong teachers at mater dei and some weak ones.  Relative to most other independent private schools (excluding the Big 3), the strongest teachers line up to other privates.  The weaker teachers seem to get a ride which can be frustrating.   At the end of the day, your boys leave with a strong foundation in the key areas because over the course of the middle school, they have had strong teachers in key areas and that's why they transition fairly well to the high schools.

There have been some changes in the past few years - including less redshirting, which is a big positive - the impact of all the redshirting is really seen in 7th/8th grade.  Yes the size issues, but probably more challenging is what some kids start getting into socially earlier.     The insular community and cliques - are challenging, not just amongst the kids/families, but some of the teachers seem to also reinforce- making public comments showing they are more comfortable with kids in certain sports, families, parishes, etc.  - though we have never seen that from the top quality teachers.   Agree with another poster that none of this seems intentional, but a blind spot.

I heard they are making some faculty adjustments next year.  Mater Dei has a lot of positives, so hopefully can keep and build on those the next few years.  
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