Treatment Abuse, Behavior Modification, Thought Reform > The Ridge Creek School / Hidden Lake Academy
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joe dirt:
that is exactly what it was like when i was there a few months ago, and your sugar coating that quite a bit.
RobertBruce:
who is?
Anonymous:
***The schedule is different now. All students have class everyday and it is only in the afternoons that they have Reals.
What was the catalyst behind the change?
Anonymous:
--- Quote ---On 2005-11-11 08:01:00, MCP wrote:
It is entirely possible to fail. We are all full-time and all have degrees in out respective fields. My students write research papers, do projects, analyze primary source materials and refine their abilities to write professionally. It is pointless to argue about different people's experiences; I am only telling you what HLA is like right now. By the way, I am not Matt. I am a teacher. "
--- End quote ---
I'm sure you're a good and devoted teacher. I just wonder how long you'll stay at HLA. I'm the parent of a kid who was there for a couple of years (pretty recently.) She should have failed at least two subjects. They cut her way too much slack, which was very nice of them, but how much did my child learn? The school is more focused on therapeutics than academics. That's a fact. I lived it. Problem is the therapeutics aren't always what they say they are.
And where are the teachers (not to mention all the other staff) who were there so recently? Why is there such a revolving door? I'm talking about really good people - counselors - Chris Jones and others too numerous to name. There was a counselor named Crissy who could only take it for six months before she fled. Teachers - Tony Sims, Domindor, and others. Senior Staff people - Arnold (amazing guy) I heard he was fired one day for no reason after being there for like 8 years. There were some really nice staff people, a school communicator,etc, who one day were gone. And if a parent tried to find out why someone left, everything was a big secret. Where's the continuity for these kids (especially with the counselors)?
I just wonder why the good people leave or get pushed out. That school could be an awesome place if they would let the real professionals do their jobs.
There really is so much good about HLA,but they seem to be self-destructive.
Anonymous:
its molly i think. the teacher i mean. and the school is VERY HARD to fail. it is incredibly easy, with the exception of maybe 2 teachers, like hawley, who most kids dont even have. If you try, you will pass. And HLA pretty much makes you try, so its wayyyyy hard to fail.
"And where are the teachers (not to mention all the other staff) who were there so recently? Why is there such a revolving door? I'm talking about really good people - counselors - Chris Jones and others too numerous to name. There was a counselor named Crissy who could only take it for six months before she fled. Teachers - Tony Sims, Domindor, and others. Senior Staff people - Arnold (amazing guy) I heard he was fired one day for no reason after being there for like 8 years. There were some really nice staff people, a school communicator,etc, who one day were gone. And if a parent tried to find out why someone left, everything was a big secret. Where's the continuity for these kids (especially with the counselors)? "
i agree with this completly. its all a part of the programs manipulation...and you know what that means. RESTRICTIONS!!! yah, but the staff was allowed to be hypocritiacl in this and other matters i guess.
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