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[quote=Anonymous]My son is a January birthday and not (age-wise) a candidate for holding back.  Despite having a superior IQ and no learning disabilities, he was not doing well in MCPS.  In fact, none of his teachers there knew much about his academic capabilities.  We did not red-shirt him for sports, but for his academics.  We sent him to Mater Dei to repeat 6th grade and it has been a dream.  He has developed strong study habits and he has learned to wear a belt, a tie and dress shoes (something he would only have fought me on in public school).  He has made friends for life and his teachers know him well.  We are not Catholic, do not belong to Columbia CC and are not even white.  The organized sports are a plus - not all of the boys are athletes, and that is just fine.  His class is at least 20% minority - blacks and Asians.  The curriculum is very basic - no bells, whistles or frills - just a good solid education in a religious environment.

Most of the negative talk about the school seems to be based on rumor and ignorance.[/quote]

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