Carlbrook

[Anonymous]

HA HA HA. Like I'm trying to score points with these bottom feeders or convince them to listen to me?  A two minute perusal of this forum would show anyone how far that would get them.
And if you truly think the reputation of any school would be tarnished by being mentioned on Fornits...well, can I sell you some land?
Also-I'm not a ST parent.  It's a dead forum and I don't bother with it.

[Anonymous]

HA HA HA. Like I'm trying to score points with these bottom feeders or convince them to listen to me?  A two minute perusal of this forum would show anyone how far that would get them.
And if you truly think the reputation of any school would be tarnished by being mentioned on Fornits...well, can I sell you some land?
Also-I'm not a ST parent.  It's a dead forum and I don't bother with it.

Translation: I am astrocized and socially rejected from every forum I go to. ST, fornits, college confidential, etc.

Why do you suppose that is, Karen?  

[Anne Bonney]

Alright then, since you didn't answer my question yesterday....how do you come to be so 'informed' about the schools if you're not a parent?  Hmmm?

[Anne Bonney]

And you failed to answer why you're such a bitch to everyone.

[Anonymous]

HA HA HA. Like I'm trying to score points with these bottom feeders or convince them to listen to me?  A two minute perusal of this forum would show anyone how far that would get them.
And if you truly think the reputation of any school would be tarnished by being mentioned on Fornits...well, can I sell you some land?
Also-I'm not a ST parent.  It's a dead forum and I don't bother with it.

So you're not actually trying to communicate your opinions with anyone on Fornits, yet you post here? How very odd...

I'll take you at your word that you're not an ST parent, but you sure seem like a Program Parent. Or maybe you're a troll from a Program who peruses Fornits to keep an eye out for where the next lawsuit against you may originate. Or maybe you're just a 13-year old who is titillated by the pain & emotion of those on this forum, and likes to visit here while waiting for the porn to finish downloading.

If you are a Program Parent and you're desperately short of cash after all that 'tuition', I'd like to help you part with that piece of land you mentioned. There's still money to be made in flipping if one can find the right seller who is desperate enough.

[Anonymous]

Just wanted to throw in my two cents worth here. I know I'm posting at the end of a very...mature...thread, so this may not be read, but I attended Carlbrook through the first four workshops (or LGAT regression/brainwashing sessions, depending on whether or not you're willing to call a spade a spade).
   I became so overwhelmed with anxiety due to my failure to internalise the drop-to-my-knees-and-wail-in-misery-for-my-abused-inner-child manner of emotional expression that I decided that the best course of action would be to go under the wire; I was sick of getting belittled and screamed at and betrayed in group "therapy" for my inability to cry in front of a room full of people. I left one morning, to join the Marine Corps. It didn't work, partly because you have to have a highschool diploma to qualify to have your legs blown off for Uncle Sam, partly because one of the staff there intercepted me and gave me some puppy-dog eyes and promised me the world of forgiveness.
   A bit more railing and a "program"- in which one is isolated (via a system of communication "bans", breaking of which is met with bans and forced, high-exertion labour for the non-program party and more group "therapy" for the programmee), removed from academia, confined to a desk and forced to churn out a series of written epiphanies about why one is the way one is- later and I decided I'd rather face a tent in the snow and bean-and-rice dinners than get bent over for the rest of my internment at Carlbrook. Handy, really, because the staff had already decided to renege on their promise of not moving back my emancipation date or sending me back to the woods (the typical punishment for leaving the program, though we did receive frequent warnings about the much-worse programs that existed in the real world and how LUCKY we were that our parents sent us to Carlbrook).
   To cut a long story short, I definitely felt as if I had been driven to breaking point by that program, despite having been given the cushiest roles and leadership perks that the place had to offer. I'm pretty sure my psyche is still healing from that whole experience. That said, since then I've been in places that made me dream of being at Carlbrook; there was a warm bed, hot and decent food, and plenty of people to get close to. Funny though, cause I never really freaked out anywhere that I didn't have people trying to deconstruct my ego and tamper with my essence as a human.
   Anyway, I did get my highschool diploma, and decided I liked my legs more than I liked...well, I don't even LIKE the government, so God knows why I wanted to go fight for it, and now I'm in college in New Zealand. I might be damaged, but I ain't broke.
   For anyone who was there when I bailed, I do have a really soft spot for all of you, and I'm sorry about how I left. My B.
   Sturge

[Anonymous]

Just wanted to throw in my two cents worth here. I know I'm posting at the end of a very...mature...thread, so this may not be read, but I attended Carlbrook through the first four workshops (or LGAT regression/brainwashing sessions, depending on whether or not you're willing to call a spade a spade).
   I became so overwhelmed with anxiety due to my failure to internalise the drop-to-my-knees-and-wail-in-misery-for-my-abused-inner-child manner of emotional expression that I decided that the best course of action would be to go under the wire; I was sick of getting belittled and screamed at and betrayed in group "therapy" for my inability to cry in front of a room full of people. I left one morning, to join the Marine Corps. It didn't work, partly because you have to have a highschool diploma to qualify to have your legs blown off for Uncle Sam, partly because one of the staff there intercepted me and gave me some puppy-dog eyes and promised me the world of forgiveness.
   A bit more railing and a "program"- in which one is isolated (via a system of communication "bans", breaking of which is met with bans and forced, high-exertion labour for the non-program party and more group "therapy" for the programmee), removed from academia, confined to a desk and forced to churn out a series of written epiphanies about why one is the way one is- later and I decided I'd rather face a tent in the snow and bean-and-rice dinners than get bent over for the rest of my internment at Carlbrook. Handy, really, because the staff had already decided to renege on their promise of not moving back my emancipation date or sending me back to the woods (the typical punishment for leaving the program, though we did receive frequent warnings about the much-worse programs that existed in the real world and how LUCKY we were that our parents sent us to Carlbrook).
   To cut a long story short, I definitely felt as if I had been driven to breaking point by that program, despite having been given the cushiest roles and leadership perks that the place had to offer. I'm pretty sure my psyche is still healing from that whole experience. That said, since then I've been in places that made me dream of being at Carlbrook; there was a warm bed, hot and decent food, and plenty of people to get close to. Funny though, cause I never really freaked out anywhere that I didn't have people trying to deconstruct my ego and tamper with my essence as a human.
   Anyway, I did get my highschool diploma, and decided I liked my legs more than I liked...well, I don't even LIKE the government, so God knows why I wanted to go fight for it, and now I'm in college in New Zealand. I might be damaged, but I ain't broke.
   For anyone who was there when I bailed, I do have a really soft spot for all of you, and I'm sorry about how I left. My B.
   Sturge

great post. the places are all the same. call a spade a spade.
did you have Time Brace?

[Troll Control]

Glad you're out.  Glad it was before they could screw you up for keeps.

That place is run by a cabal of SEASONED CHILD ABUSERS that have been bouncing from one abusive shit-hole to the next for over twenty years.

When you have time, please tellu s more about the specifics of the program, which the parents keep telling us is "different" and better," when all the kids who went there tell us it's just more of the same BS LGATS and crap cirriculum.

Again, thanks, and I hope to hear more from you in the future.

BTW, the poster "Karen" will be along shortly to label you as a "disgruntled liar." :roll:   Pay no mind to that retard.

[Anonymous]

I have been teaching at the Carlbrook School since it opened in 2002.

I am a graduate of the College of William and Mary and have completed graduate work at the American University in Washington D.C. and Longwood University. I am a fully licensed professional teacher in the state of Virginia with ten years of experience in the profession.

I have presented conference papers for the Virginia Association of Teachers of English and the American Council for Teachers of Foreign Languages. I am certified by the National Writing Project to conduct seminars on how to teach writing. I am also a published writer with several scholarly articles coming out over the next two years in addition to poetry, editorials, and news articles.

I think that if you bother to check out the website for the school (www.carlbrook.org) you will find that the teaching staff has similar credentials across the board. We have been educated at colleges such as King's College, London, UPenn, the University of Oklahoma at Tusca, Rutgers, and Averett. Many of us hold advanced degrees and professional licenses.

Carlbrook is also fully accredited by SACS, the regional secondary school accrediting agency. There are public schools that do not have this accreditation, which is an indication that a school meets the standards of a college preparatory program.

I think you should keep in mind as well that Carlbrook is, first and foremost, a SCHOOL. As such, our students have a 100% acceptance rate to college from our program at this time.

Some of the colleges our students have been accepted at include UCLA Berkeley, Indiana University, Bryn Mawr, Washington University, Wake Forest University, NYU, George Washington, American University, and Furman. A more complete list would take too much space, but I assure you the names are impressive.

From an academic perspective, it would be difficult to fault our school. We are highly competitve and the curriculum is extremely challenging. More importantly, we love our students and are able to form a much closer bond with them than at a more traditional school. This translates into much better support for them from their teachers academically, which translates into better school performance. We know our students' strengths and weaknesses and are able to help them improve academically in a remarkable fashion during their time here as a result.

I find the questioning of Carlbrook faculty credentials to be a useless endeavor. We are highly qualified professionals. Find something else to criticize. Better yet, visit the school and see for yourself what goes on there before you choose to post slanderous and unfounded rigamarole.

As for parents looking for a school for their children, may I suggest you contact our admissions department, our dean of academics, or another member of our board for further information? They can provide you with samples of our syllabi, course descriptions, and all other pertinent information.

[Anonymous]

Yes, inquire about our 'academics' but don't ask questions about our experimental, CEDU based, BM techniques. We'd rather not address the specifics of that. Just trust us, and work the program. What's a little brainwashing if your kids gets into a prestigious college?

[Anonymous]

I have been teaching at the Carlbrook School since it opened in 2002.

I am a graduate of the College of William and Mary and have completed graduate work at the American University in Washington D.C. and Longwood University. I am a fully licensed professional teacher in the state of Virginia with ten years of experience in the profession.

I have presented conference papers for the Virginia Association of Teachers of English and the American Council for Teachers of Foreign Languages. I am certified by the National Writing Project to conduct seminars on how to teach writing. I am also a published writer with several scholarly articles coming out over the next two years in addition to poetry, editorials, and news articles.

I think that if you bother to check out the website for the school (www.carlbrook.org) you will find that the teaching staff has similar credentials across the board. We have been educated at colleges such as King's College, London, UPenn, the University of Oklahoma at Tusca, Rutgers, and Averett. Many of us hold advanced degrees and professional licenses.

Carlbrook is also fully accredited by SACS, the regional secondary school accrediting agency. There are public schools that do not have this accreditation, which is an indication that a school meets the standards of a college preparatory program.

I think you should keep in mind as well that Carlbrook is, first and foremost, a SCHOOL. As such, our students have a 100% acceptance rate to college from our program at this time.

Some of the colleges our students have been accepted at include UCLA Berkeley, Indiana University, Bryn Mawr, Washington University, Wake Forest University, NYU, George Washington, American University, and Furman. A more complete list would take too much space, but I assure you the names are impressive.

From an academic perspective, it would be difficult to fault our school. We are highly competitve and the curriculum is extremely challenging. More importantly, we love our students and are able to form a much closer bond with them than at a more traditional school. This translates into much better support for them from their teachers academically, which translates into better school performance. We know our students' strengths and weaknesses and are able to help them improve academically in a remarkable fashion during their time here as a result.

I find the questioning of Carlbrook faculty credentials to be a useless endeavor. We are highly qualified professionals. Find something else to criticize. Better yet, visit the school and see for yourself what goes on there before you choose to post slanderous and unfounded rigamarole.

As for parents looking for a school for their children, may I suggest you contact our admissions department, our dean of academics, or another member of our board for further information? They can provide you with samples of our syllabi, course descriptions, and all other pertinent information.

Nice troll. An academic saying criticism is bad  :rofl:

Cough up the credentials, creep... and if it is "first and foremost a school" how do you explain all the LGAT/BM elements in there? That is not part of academia, or a part of learning, and certainly does not facilitate a good environment for learning anything, unless you feel that stress and emotional trauma helps you retain knowledge or something...

So, please, explain! I await your reply.

[Anonymous]

This person sounds reasonably qualified, just like all the teachers at my local public high school. So why should a parent pay $10,000/month -- more than an Ivy League university -- to have this level of "academics"?

It's a scam. Parents beware.

[Anonymous]

Just wanted to throw in my two cents worth here. I know I'm posting at the end of a very...mature...thread, so this may not be read, but I attended Carlbrook through the first four workshops (or LGAT regression/brainwashing sessions, depending on whether or not you're willing to call a spade a spade).
   I became so overwhelmed with anxiety due to my failure to internalise the drop-to-my-knees-and-wail-in-misery-for-my-abused-inner-child manner of emotional expression that I decided that the best course of action would be to go under the wire; I was sick of getting belittled and screamed at and betrayed in group "therapy" for my inability to cry in front of a room full of people. I left one morning, to join the Marine Corps. It didn't work, partly because you have to have a highschool diploma to qualify to have your legs blown off for Uncle Sam, partly because one of the staff there intercepted me and gave me some puppy-dog eyes and promised me the world of forgiveness.
   A bit more railing and a "program"- in which one is isolated (via a system of communication "bans", breaking of which is met with bans and forced, high-exertion labour for the non-program party and more group "therapy" for the programmee), removed from academia, confined to a desk and forced to churn out a series of written epiphanies about why one is the way one is- later and I decided I'd rather face a tent in the snow and bean-and-rice dinners than get bent over for the rest of my internment at Carlbrook. Handy, really, because the staff had already decided to renege on their promise of not moving back my emancipation date or sending me back to the woods (the typical punishment for leaving the program, though we did receive frequent warnings about the much-worse programs that existed in the real world and how LUCKY we were that our parents sent us to Carlbrook).
   To cut a long story short, I definitely felt as if I had been driven to breaking point by that program, despite having been given the cushiest roles and leadership perks that the place had to offer. I'm pretty sure my psyche is still healing from that whole experience. That said, since then I've been in places that made me dream of being at Carlbrook; there was a warm bed, hot and decent food, and plenty of people to get close to. Funny though, cause I never really freaked out anywhere that I didn't have people trying to deconstruct my ego and tamper with my essence as a human.
   Anyway, I did get my highschool diploma, and decided I liked my legs more than I liked...well, I don't even LIKE the government, so God knows why I wanted to go fight for it, and now I'm in college in New Zealand. I might be damaged, but I ain't broke.
   For anyone who was there when I bailed, I do have a really soft spot for all of you, and I'm sorry about how I left. My B.
   Sturge

[Troll Control]

yep, sure sounds like a school to me.  only at this school, the teachers and faculty are responsible for officially torturing and abusing kids instead of other kids doing it on an ad hoc basis.

this "teacher" is a troll and full of shit.

[Anonymous]

I don't know what to say to all these comments. Theres  alot, and there seems to be a lot of drama surrounded in all of this. It is a parents decison to decide what school is right for there kids. the "abuse" for the most part I strongly believe is "the harder the truth to tell the better the friend" basically I am not going to pull some carlbrook cliche bullshit out of my ass unless I really believe it, but what I am trying to say is sometimes people need a very strong, assertive, and most often overexaderated view on how things they are doing are affecting themselves and other people..

there are other times when I believe that staff is too rough, just certain staff that you know go home everynight hating the life they live. There are people that get to verbally agressive, because of there own problems that they have no figured out.

Majority of that school is amazing, but the person attending the school has to want to change........ if they do not want to change, they wont. When you litterally get "thrown" into the inviroment, its not meant to shelter you from the world, its to get rid of a lot of distractions you have when in the outside world. Its supposed to teach you to love... and through love you find out your passions in life....... if you have true goals of what you want to be when your older, and how you want to live you life, and you know them... than at times it makes people work harder...
the negitive to this, is Carlbrook kids do come out of the program very vulenerable in a lot of ways.... therefore if they mess up once, they can get down on them selves and continue to mess up....
it just depends on so many things.
the school is right for some, wrong for others... but everyone should be causious of some allegations that are being made... because that can tarnish someone, even if it is just hear say, or a child being over-dramatic because they want their parents to take them out of the school