And the Desisto Beat Goes On -

[Anonymous]

And only if this is true they closed to open under yet another name and pull the same crap they did in MA, Mexico (which I am sure they are open there), FLA, and now where else?  Dangerous people doing dangerous things.

[tommyfromhyde1]

Starting with an example from DeSisto, if someone ran away from our quad we would all be held responsibile.  Why?  Because we were a group.  We were expected to be in tune with each other, care for each other, and protect each other.  It was extremely rare that someone would run away without there being any signs ahead a time.  The trick was were you really looking at how someone in your quad was doing?  Did you personally try to understand what they were going through, try to help them in some way, or try to get them help?  As a group there should have been enough eyes and relationships to help them.  Therefore, their running away was a failure for the group.  Importantly, new students running away was treated differently of course.



A key benefit was you learned to pay attention to, help, and watchout for people you potentially never would have paid attention to "outside."  In doing so you learned to better understand and respect all people, regardless of traditional stereotypes, etc..  That inclination has served me very well since then and I wish more people had the opportunity or push to instill this in themselves.

Translation from cultspeak to English:
"everyone gets punished because nobody ratted".
I went to Hyde School, not DeSisto, but it was
the same at Hyde. In fact the more I read about
DeSisto here the more it sounds like Hyde. If
Hyde had a patron saint it would be Judas Iscariot.

The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by an endless series of hobgoblins; all of them imaginary.
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0679728953/circlofmiamithem' target='_new'> H.L. Mencken, 1923