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Treatment Abuse, Behavior Modification, Thought Reform => The Troubled Teen Industry => Topic started by: Anonymous on September 14, 2007, 08:57:49 PM
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Boarding schools are a peculiarly British form of child abuse, turning out vulnerable, insecure young men who are uncomfortable in relationships and ill prepared to be business leaders
Julia Noakes
I am a psychologist of some experience. One of my jobs is to coach City high achievers, helping them to improve their performance by focusing on emotional intelligence, leadership and team development. The very fact that their companies send them to be coached means that they are viewed as potential high performers. At least a fifth of the 500 or so clients I have seen attended boarding school, sometimes from as young as 5. Some left home to live in institutions on the other side of the world, forced suddenly to master and speak a different language.
In the 13 years since I ventured into the City, I have lost track of the number of times I have encountered a deep denial of the psychological isolation, loneliness, bullying and abuse that many clients suffered at these boarding schools. Versions of, “It wasn’t so bad; the older boys only stripped and beat me for the first yearâ€