Treatment Abuse, Behavior Modification, Thought Reform > Hyde Schools
NOTICE TO POTENTIAL PARENTS
Lars:
--- Quote ---On 2005-11-10 15:38:00, Anonymous wrote:
"So there was nothing good there?"
--- End quote ---
Leaving for college was good. :lol:
Anonymous:
Yes, there is plenty of good with the Hyde "Concept." The problem is the wrong people are trying to teach this concept. Get rid of Joe Gauld and his entire sick family, and get some good teachers and psychologists at the school! Then and only then can Hyde truly be a character building school. Right now it is simply a great living for the Gauld family!
Anonymous:
--- Quote ---On 2005-11-10 18:55:00, Anonymous wrote:
"Yes, there is plenty of good with the Hyde "Concept." The problem is the wrong people are trying to teach this concept. Get rid of Joe Gauld and his entire sick family, and get some good teachers and psychologists at the school! Then and only then can Hyde truly be a character building school. Right now it is simply a great living for the Gauld family!"
--- End quote ---
So what is good about the concept to you?
Anonymous:
My son was at Hyde for one year - last year 2003/2004 - we withdrew him as we finally realized that the "Hyde Ethics" on paper and in Joe Gauld's books were theory - the reality was basically a punitive/unskilled/abusive/cult-like atmosphere - my biggest fear for ANY knew Hyde parents is to understand that the school is "practicing psychotherapy without a license" - the only med staff person on site is an RN who dispenses meds and takes temps, etc. - If there is a calamity, Hyde has no resources to deal with it.
Witness - so horribly tragically - Spring Family Weekend at Woodstock - a father collapsed outside the gym near the girls' dorm - Hyde had NO doctor, Hyde had NO defibrilator - Hyde was NOT there in any way to help this dear father - who died.....
Ambulance from Day-Kimball hospital miles down the road eventually arrived - the kids were distressed - many of these are vulnerable kids - did Hyde have ANYONE to help them?? - NO
After hours of parents arriving for Family Weekend and learning of this death, many parents reached out to help struggling kids. But there was really
no expert, just a lot of common sense.
At the end of the day, the School (Gauld et al) brought Gigi GAULD MacMillan's husband out of his space to talk to some kids. A tragedy!!
Every public school system these days has a strategy to deal with a loss/catastrophe - HYDE had NOTHING in place that day - nor do they on any normal day.
My child suffered through a few years of a catastrophic illness when he was 4-6 years old. ALL the medical paper-work was received/date-stamped by Hyde on his admittance. Yet when he became seriously ill again last January (2005), the "school nurse" didn't have his records/didn't have the emergency advice from our pediatrician, etc. - I drove to Woodstock to take my son to their off-campus doctor, etc. - I got an "apology later"........too late for me. And we ended up in the hospital to sort out necessary medical intervention...........
My son got a phone call last evening from a friend from Hyde who is still there. He called to tell my son that he had just run away again from Hyde, but that Hyde has a new "policy" - If you tell them that you are going to run away, Hyde gives you $50.....- HELLO?????
Enough for now - know that Hyde is a place to put your beloved child if you want to lose their respect - It's an easy placement as they welcome just about anybody and prey on the rich parents who can foot the entire year's bill instantly -
At the end of the day, if you love your kid and can muster the patience to stagger through their sometimes awful behavior, do it close to home - don't send them to this weird place...
Anonymous:
--- Quote ---On 2005-11-16 13:53:00, Anonymous wrote:
"My son was at Hyde for one year - last year 2003/2004 - we withdrew him as we finally realized that the "Hyde Ethics" on paper and in Joe Gauld's books were theory - the reality was basically a punitive/unskilled/abusive/cult-like atmosphere - my biggest fear for ANY knew Hyde parents is to understand that the school is "practicing psychotherapy without a license" - the only med staff person on site is an RN who dispenses meds and takes temps, etc. - If there is a calamity, Hyde has no resources to deal with it.
Witness - so horribly tragically - Spring Family Weekend at Woodstock - a father collapsed outside the gym near the girls' dorm - Hyde had NO doctor, Hyde had NO defibrilator - Hyde was NOT there in any way to help this dear father - who died.....
Ambulance from Day-Kimball hospital miles down the road eventually arrived - the kids were distressed - many of these are vulnerable kids - did Hyde have ANYONE to help them?? - NO
After hours of parents arriving for Family Weekend and learning of this death, many parents reached out to help struggling kids. But there was really
no expert, just a lot of common sense.
At the end of the day, the School (Gauld et al) brought Gigi GAULD MacMillan's husband out of his space to talk to some kids. A tragedy!!
Every public school system these days has a strategy to deal with a loss/catastrophe - HYDE had NOTHING in place that day - nor do they on any normal day.
My child suffered through a few years of a catastrophic illness when he was 4-6 years old. ALL the medical paper-work was received/date-stamped by Hyde on his admittance. Yet when he became seriously ill again last January (2005), the "school nurse" didn't have his records/didn't have the emergency advice from our pediatrician, etc. - I drove to Woodstock to take my son to their off-campus doctor, etc. - I got an "apology later"........too late for me. And we ended up in the hospital to sort out necessary medical intervention...........
My son got a phone call last evening from a friend from Hyde who is still there. He called to tell my son that he had just run away again from Hyde, but that Hyde has a new "policy" - If you tell them that you are going to run away, Hyde gives you $50.....- HELLO?????
Enough for now - know that Hyde is a place to put your beloved child if you want to lose their respect - It's an easy placement as they welcome just about anybody and prey on the rich parents who can foot the entire year's bill instantly -
At the end of the day, if you love your kid and can muster the patience to stagger through their sometimes awful behavior, do it close to home - don't send them to this weird place..."
--- End quote ---
I'm very distressed to hear about your dreadful Hyde experience. Distressed, yes. Surprised, no. The scenario you describe, where Hyde seemed to be practicing psychotherapy without a license; has no adequate crisis intervention protocol; has no mental health staff to respond to kids' crises and trauma; mishandles health records and information; has kids who run away and mishandles this challenge . . . all of this sounds horribly familiar. Our family now has its own 3-year collection of Hyde horror stories that are in the same ballpark. It amazes us that Hyde remains in business given all of the scary anecdotes that are flying around this and other websites. The steady diet of unskilled, arrogant, and misguided Hyde strategies should scare off ANY parent who considers Hyde for the their child. Our family can't get away from Hyde fast enough. It has taken us a while to learn about the Gauld cult techniques and hypocrisy, but we have finally learned. We are doing our best to spread the word about Hyde (and the now-famous Gauld poison) among educational consultants, therapists, and schools that might refer to Hyde. These postings are fueling our passionate determination to keep people as far from Hyde as possible. We had no idea so many people feel about Hyde the same way we do -- disgusted, angry, resentful, and full of regret.
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