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Ursus:
This from an old set of Malcolm Gauld's Blog entries:



Date: August 17, 2005
Subject: Brother's Keeper

One of our readers e-mailed us to suggest that our blog address Hyde's time-honored concept of "Brother's Keeper." What is it about? How does it work? How does it impact family and school culture? I welcome comments from the readership. In the meantime, I offer a few thoughts.
 
The principle of Brother's Keeper simply states, "We help others achieve their best." Our hope is also simple: that Hyde students, teachers, and parents will learn that if they push others and others push them, the total cultural benefits will be greater than the sum of their parts.
 
Those who seek to teach character will quickly discover that they must "influence the influencers." This discovery is typically accompanied by the realization that kids are impacted daily by two critical influencers: 1. their parents; 2. their friends. At Hyde, we have developed our Family Education Department to address the former. Brother's Keeper helps us nurture the optimal student culture for character development.
 
Far too many of the schools I have visited are locked in the debilitating grip of a no-win game of "cops and robbers" when it comes to student discipline. Brother's Keeper is a better solution because it brings all the players – students, teachers, and parents – to the table in addressing the problem. Your thoughts?

Jesus H Christ:
F.E.D.? 

Anonymous:
Gives new meaning to the concept of having the "FEDs" after you, hahah!!

Ursus:

--- Quote from: "Malcolm Gauld" ---Those who seek to teach character will quickly discover that they must "influence the influencers." This discovery is typically accompanied by the realization that kids are impacted daily by two critical influencers: 1. their parents; 2. their friends. At Hyde, we have developed our Family Education Department to address the former. Brother's Keeper helps us nurture the optimal student culture for character development.
--- End quote ---

Ya know... I didn't even catch that. Isn't "Family Education Department" just another way of saying "HAPA?" Is this MORE culty lingo for the lackeys to learn?

And what does that last sentence (following) have to do with anything else in that paragraph, anyway, hmm? Looks like someone was cutting and pasting from the Hallmark Book of Hyde Phrases and forgot to keep track. The expected sentence would have addressed the second of the "two critical influencers," namely, the kids' friends. I fail to follow Malcolm's semantic logic here.


--- Quote from: "More From Mal" ---Brother's Keeper is a better solution because it brings all the players – students, teachers, and parents – to the table in addressing the problem.
--- End quote ---

What problematic situation would not bring everyone to the table in addressing it? What, pray tell, is so unique about Brother's Keeper in this regard? Malcolm does not explain.

Anonymous:
Come on now.  It is the unique elements that built character at Hyde.  Don't go all Gary AssCow and over think it.  Fake it until you make it.  Go thought the motions of excellence until you have it in your muscle memory.  It is a way of life, a life time commitment. Use Joe as your role model.   You can do it Ursus.  Dig Deeper.

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