Treatment Abuse, Behavior Modification, Thought Reform > Hyde Schools
Any HYDE STAFFERS willing to post?
Anonymous:
--- Quote ---On 2005-11-10 19:02:00, Anonymous wrote:
"Oh yes Tommy, the staff have their own sick seminars! They make them talk about their marriages, and everything else intrusive that the rest of us go through. Hyde will say this shows how great the school is in making the teachers go through the same thing, but from what I understand many teachers would bolt and run because of this intrusivness!! I remember hearing from Mrs Grant about being raped as a student in college. Is this really what all of us kids need to hear in order to "grow?""
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This is yet another example of Hyde's twisted perspective. Here's a school where many (most?) students have struggled to maintain clear boundaries in their lives. Many students are confused about boundaries because of abusive relationships and poor role modeling in their own families and in relationships with troubled peers (due to enmeshed relationships, sexual molestation, exploitation, etc.). So, what does Hyde do? Hyde requires students and parents to participate in seminars that provide students with incredibly poor examples of . . . inappropriate boundaries in the form of (1) parents disclosing inappropriate information in front of their kids and (2) faculty and staff disclosing inappropriate information in front of parents and students. No wonder many Hyde kids leave the school with an even more damaged sense of what constitutes appropriate boundaries in relationships with other people. The role modeling at Hyde should be included as a chapter in a textbook about how NOT to raise adolescents.
Anonymous:
My views? I think people go through different things while at Hyde School and it is natural for some people to hate it and love it. Hyde is much different from any school out there. I feel it is the hardest school in American, because it does go after our deepest self. My experience has been positive. As far as all of the negative posts, what can you do? People have their own views and those need to be respected. But, if you want to break down, all Hyde asks from its faculty, students, and parents is that they work hard, tell the truth, and help others do the same.
Anonymous:
--- Quote ---On 2005-11-21 10:00:00, Anonymous wrote:
"My views? I think people go through different things while at Hyde School and it is natural for some people to hate it and love it. Hyde is much different from any school out there. I feel it is the hardest school in American, because it does go after our deepest self. My experience has been positive. As far as all of the negative posts, what can you do? People have their own views and those need to be respected. But, if you want to break down, all Hyde asks from its faculty, students, and parents is that they work hard, tell the truth, and help others do the same."
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You sound like a very sincere person and I am always happy to see both positive and negative feedback when it is done honestly.
I do not mean to detract from what you have posted, but the biggest problem I experienced with Hyde is that they DONT tell the truth. I had many experiences where the Hyde staff and especially the top administrators were dishonest.
I am glad that your experience has been good, but I wonder how long you have been at Hyde. It took us a long time to see through our clouded glasses. Thank you for sharing with us.
Anonymous:
I have been at Hyde for 6 years. I am sorry to hear that you have experienced dishonesty from certain administrators. One thing I do know is that Hyde's motives are positive and proactive. The people of administer the character culture at all Hyde Schools mean well. But, I do know that mistakes happen here and sometimes lack of judgement leads to misapproriated actions, but I see these as far and few between. I believe some things should change, but as far as the core of the the school does, I would not change a thing.
Anonymous:
--- Quote ---On 2005-11-27 05:35:00, Anonymous wrote:
"I have been at Hyde for 6 years. I am sorry to hear that you have experienced dishonesty from certain administrators. One thing I do know is that Hyde's motives are positive and proactive. The people of administer the character culture at all Hyde Schools mean well. But, I do know that mistakes happen here and sometimes lack of judgement leads to misapproriated actions, but I see these as far and few between. I believe some things should change, but as far as the core of the the school does, I would not change a thing."
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I can appreciate the fact that you believe in the Hyde model. And I appreciate your willingness to acknoweldge that "mistakes happen here and sometimes lack of judgement leads to misapproriated [sic -- I'm not sure I know what that word means] actions."
But, it's very distressing to read your comment that "as far as the core of the the [sic] school does, I would not change a thing."
Have you read all of the postings on this website that offer amazingly detailed commentary on Hyde's troubling practices related to mishandling of students' mental health problems, abusive use of shaming and humiliation tactics, sponsorship of FLCs where emotionally raw material is disclosed by participants without any professional staff available to handle melt-downs among students and parents, incidents involving sexual harassment of students by a staff member, poor academic backgrounds among some teachers, Joe Gauld's incredibly arrogant, dismissive, and controlling demeanor, Hyde's handling of kids who run away from the school, the high attrition rate at Hyde, and so on?
Do you really believe that these issues don't need to be addressed? If that's your view, it's no wonder Hyde's reputation among educational consultants has slipped significantly and that so many parents are spreading negative information about Hyde.
If you haven't read the postings on this website, I encourage you to do so.
P.S. What is your position at Hyde? What role(s) have you played during the past 6 years?
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