I thought I'd start a thread on Ed Cons, beginning with Lon Woodbury. His resume states that he worked for Rocky Mountain Academy for 5 years- a CEDU program.
Curriculum Vitae of
LON E. WOODBURY
PO Box 1107
Bonners Ferry, Idaho 83805
208-267-5550
http://www.strugglingteens.com/curriculumvitae.htmlMore on Rocky Mountain Academy:
http://www.fornits.com/wwf/viewtopic.ph ... 33&forum=9http://www.fornits.com/wwf/viewtopic.ph ... 55&forum=9http://www.fornits.com/wwf/viewtopic.ph ... 87&forum=9http://www.teenadvocatesusa.homestead.c ... news.html- Alleged rape at CEDU program
http://www.teenadvocatesusa.homestead.com/tribute1.html (Anyone have links to the specifics of John Avila's death at RMA?)
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http://www.strugglingteens.com/archives ... /oe02.htmlIn an essay in '95, Woodbury writes:
"Every functional adult has learned there are times to keep their opinion to themselves, or a time to resist temptation because they realize the consequences could be very damaging. This lesson, and the resulting self-discipline, was learned largely from experiencing consequences, and learning what behavior and attitudes needs to be changed in order to prevent those consequences from ever happening again. These children seem to have the attitude they have the freedom to do what they feel like, and have not learned the necessity of self-discipline and restraint. Until they learn to predict and live with consequences (self-discipline and restraint; cause and effect), the prognosis for their futures as successful and functioning adults is poor.
What does this suggest to us about the society these children come from? It suggests that our society puts more value on teaching children to feel free to do what they want, and less value on teaching them self-discipline and restraint. It suggests that it does this by protecting children from the consequences of their own actions. It suggests that many parents have been mistakenly convinced that good parenting consists of protecting children from the hurt from the child's own actions. It suggests that our country has forgotten how to raise children. And, it suggests that until we remember how to raise children, treatment centers and emotional growth schools and programs will be a growth industry! What Do You Think?" Lon
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Well, I think Lon well knows that it never was our 'country's' job to raise our children. Of course, he probably meant that the majority of 'parents' have forgotten.
I think his freudian slip says much about the attitude of those who work in the Teen Warehouse Industry. They appear to have self-selected to take on the untidy task of fixing all the 'dysfunctional' parents and children (families) in our country, for a price that is.
