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Requesting Parents' Assessment of Hyde School
gary eskow:
I am the one who posted about having dinner with the former student. I was happy to see on another post that she came to this board and posted something herself. Would love to hear some more stories from her or other students of Hyde. I think it is important to hear of others experiences. I have heard from more than a few students how they gave up on trying to get the people at Hyde to listen to their thoughts and warnings about some of what was going on. No one would listen to them. Must have been very sad and frustrating for these kids. I feel their pain.
Would you be willing to be interviewed for an article on Hyde? Also... to anyone who had a completely positive experience at Hyde, a question: are you interested in sharing your thoughts with the public as part of this story?
If so, please send me an e mail with your contact information.
Gary Eskow
scribeny@aol.com
gary eskow:
--- Quote from: ""Guest"" ---I didn't wrestle, but I'm sure if I did, I wouldn't be struggling!
Sheesh
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Sheesh-- you're far more effective when you're not trying to be clever. Be yourself, and don't try to eviscerate other posters. Not only is it in bad taste, but- if you don't mind me saying- you tend to get confused. For example, anyone who has ever wrestled- even the best in the world- knows that struggle is part of the endeavour.
Suggesting that you wouldn't have to struggle if you had ever stepped on the mat only- excuse me if this sounds harsh- makes you sound dumb.
Anonymous:
--- Quote from: ""Guest"" ---[quote[Laura Gauld dumped the trash...faculty, staff, families that didn't understand what was going on there and has created the old community that made Hyde famous.
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Of course I do not have the whole story, but this sounds an awful lot like the purges of old. It would appear to be a lot healthier for one's body if one approached one's diet sensibly in the first place, rather than having to resort to bulemia.
And since when is being treated with the common deceny afforded any human being such an outrageous expectation? I don't believe that Hyde developes TRUE character; rather, they foster a rigid toeing of their bylines. They do not like, nor do they foster, independent thought. Moreover, the phrase "unique potential" becomes oxymoronic in their hands.
There are an infinite number of pathways to any given point. Certainly there are some that you would't want to take on moral grounds alone. And common sense would dictate that a much smaller number than infinite could be considered reasonably feasible for the human psyche to undertake in an ordinary lifetime. But this is still far many more than ONE. Hyde does not respect people's differences, and yes, their uniqueness, if you will. Their rigid intolerance for any approach to life other than one espousing their dictums is STIFLING to the human spirit. To my mind, it is a stance antithetic to life itself.
For me, for my own life experience, Hyde has harmed me far more than it has helped. I am hard pressed, actually, to imagine how it could possibly have helped me in any regard other than perhaps sports, which is hardly reason enough to have attended.[/b][/quote][/quote]
Like you, I found Hyde far more harmful than helpful. When I think back on my years there I feel enraged at the unnecessary cruelty I witnessed and experienced. Now that I have been away from Hyde for awhile and have seen much more of the world, my Hyde experience has taken on new meaning. It's so much clearer to me now. I am astonished at how immature and pathetic many Hyde staff were when I was there. I now see that many of the staff had difficulties in their own lives and probably would have had a hard time building a life outside of Hyde. Some of the few good staff I knew didn't stay at Hyde for very long, and now I understand why. My guess is that they figured out what a sick place that school is.
I feel sick to my stomach when I remember how some of the staff tormented students who clearly had major mental problems. I know of staff who cursed at these kids. And these were supposed to be our role models.
gary eskow:
So, I ask again... which of you- those who had great experiences at Hyde and those who did not- are interested in being interviewed?
Anonymous:
--- Quote from: ""gary eskow"" ---So, I ask again... which of you- those who had great experiences at Hyde and those who did not- are interested in being interviewed?
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Hey this is great. IT would be like Joe's book except Joe would not get to pick the stories. They could be stories that would challenge Hyde to reach deep, to find it's unique potential.
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