"Other Hyde students and parents we've encountered repeat this list and add one other major Hyde horror: So many of Hyde's students enter the school with overhwhelmingly complex mental health problems. A very common complaint (one that should scare off any parent considering Hyde) is that Hyde simply doesn't believe in providing on-campus mental health help for kids whose problems at Hyde (emotional crises, behavioral challenges, "attitude" issues) are a direct result of their psychiatric needs. Hyde throws these kids a bone by agreeing to refer them to a handful of counselors in the local communities (Bath and Woodstock). The families and educational consultants we've spoken to are shocked by Hyde's lack of interest in genuine mental health services and superficial contact with the kids' therapists. Many have come to the conclusion that Hyde is accepting the wrong kinds of kids given its model. The fact that Hyde accepts so many deeply troubled kids without providing appropriate supportive services is dreadful. Might it be that Hyde is so concerned about enrollments and cash flow that it's taking in kids who don't really belong there?"
Glad you brought this up - it should have been number one on my list, although it came into play on several of the things I listed. They used to call me "Lazy Larry" at Hyde. But I wasn't lazy, I was suffering from major clinical depression and anxiety disorder. Granted, they didn't know that - it didn't get diagnosed until I was older. But I don't think it would have mattered to them. They were either clueless or deliberately ignorant about these things. As I pointed out on another post, the faculty were absolutely shocked when I aced the SATs. They had no idea that I was that intelligent. In fact, it should have clued in everyone, including my parents, that another school would have better served my needs.
They couldn't allow someone to simply learn the material and get good grades, you had to be a "leader" in class. What a crock of shit.
I wasn't kidding when I talked about how much I loved college. It wasn't just the great weather, the beautiful girls & the parties, I really enjoyed SCHOOL for the first time after I survived Hyde. I enjoyed going to class, getting to take the ones that interested me and not having to be a "leader." I learned in the real world that real leadership is something different than what Hyde tries to indoctrinate.