Treatment Abuse, Behavior Modification, Thought Reform > Hyde Schools
Recent Hyde Graduate . . .
Anonymous:
--- Quote ---On 2006-01-10 20:48:00, Rwrush wrote:
In my two years of attending Hyde and my four (and counting) years involved with the schools I have seen and been part of many significant life changes.
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This puts things into perspective. How are you involved with the schools since graduating?
Anonymous:
I find people like Rush very sincere in what his feelings are. I also find that it is typical of Hyde's fans to invalidate what others might have experienced. Hyde prides itself on "truth" and no offense Rush, but how truthful are you being when you say that Hyde does have a good education system? It is a fact this is not true and that most Hyde students fall well behind in academics compared to other boarding schools. Education is not a focus at Hyde nor does Hyde have a high percentage of good educators with Degrees you would find at other boarding schools. Something else that is not typical at other good boarding schools is the turnover rate of teachers, staff and students that you find at Hyde. Hyde has a much higher turnover rate of teachers than most boarding schools. I can attest to this through my own experience and through investigating other schools. All that one needs to do is to copy the staff page from one year to the next. It is quite frightening!
I also question the constant practice of making students repeat a grade. The typical response to this is that the student is not ready to progress because of his "attitude." When I was at Hyde the parents felt that many times the real reason behind this was to keep the monies flowing! I would like to know how the others on this board feel about this practice.
In short Rush, I am glad you had a positive experience at Hyde and I thank you for sharing your experience. My intent is not to invalidate what you have shred, but to give another prospective and to share my own experience as I have in other posts. I do notice that the parents and students who have had positive experiences seem to all use the same words and paraphrases. This is a concern to me and also more proof of Hyde being very similar to a Cult.
Anonymous:
The following post is from another thread, but would not have been noticed because it was under the "Family Foundation." If you are posting about Hyde, please use the Hyde threads only so we can all benefit by seeing it!
THIS HYDE BOARD WILL NOT GO AWAY, AND PARENTS AND FORMER STUDENTS WILL MAKE SURE OF IT!! HYDE IS A TERRIBLE SITUATION FOR ANY CHILD OR FAMILY TO EXPERIENCE. WITH ALL THE INTELLIGENCE OUT THERE, EVENTUALLY HYDE WILL BE FOUND OUT. WE NEED AS A GROUP OF CONCERNED PARENTS TO HELP RAISE AWARENESS FOR THESE "UNREGULATED, PRIVATE, SCHOOLS" THAT REALLY JUST "DAMAGE" OUR CHILDREN AND EMPTY OUR BANK ACCOUNTS. HYDE DOES NOT HAVE ONE LISCENCED MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONAL ON STAFF?????? YET THEY ENROLL CHILDREN WITH VARIED MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES???? THERE ALSO IS NO DOCTOR ON STAFF?? AND A SCHOOL NURSE DISPENSING MED'S???? YET THERE ARE MANY CHILDREN ENROLLED WHO ARE ON MEDICATIONS. DOES THIS MAKE ANY SENSE???? MANY TEACHERS ARE STRAIGHT OUT OF COLLEGE, WITH NO EXPERIENCE, WALKING INTO A SITUATIO WHERE KIDS ARE REALLY "INVOLVED" AND NEED SOMEONE TO FACILITATE WITH EXPERIENCE. SO CALLED "THERAPY SESSIONS" ARE RUN BY GENERAL STAFF, NO ONE WITH A DEGREE??? THIS SCHOOL, IF WE CAN CALL IT THAT, IS UP AND RUNNING BECAUSE PARENTS ARE DESPERATE AND SCARED ABD WILL DO ANYTHING TO HELP THEIR KIDS.IT IS OUR RESPONSIBILTY TO TAKE THIS TYPE OF FACILITIES "OUT". A GROUP JUST APPEARED BEFORE CONGRESS DISCUSSING JUST THIS - THE REGULATING OF THESE SO CALLED PRIVATE, EMOTIONAL GROWTH, CHARACTER DEVELOPING SCHOOLS.IT IS UP TO US, ALL OF US, TO KEEP THE QUESTIONS COMING, AND BE AS LOUD AS WE CAN BE, SO THAT CHANGE CAN HAPPEN. OUR KIDS FUTURES ARE AT STAKE.
TheWho:
****From my experience, and take it as you will, those who leave Hyde with a bitter taste in their mouths are those who cowardly shrank from the tasks in front of them, parents afraid to truly invest and teach their children, or students afraid to face themselves.*****
Richard -- Thanks for your candid response. This holds true of other schools also. I have seen more bitterness and anger from those students and parents who started the process and didnot finish vs those who finished and did not succeed. The parents who pulled their kids early, for what ever reason, are saddled with never knowing how their lives would have changed if they had finished the program. This elevates the feeling of failure vs those who finished (gave it a try) and did not grow by the experiences.
Troll Control:
--- Quote ---On 2006-01-16 11:11:00, Anonymous wrote:
"****From my experience, and take it as you will, those who leave Hyde with a bitter taste in their mouths are those who cowardly shrank from the tasks in front of them, parents afraid to truly invest and teach their children, or students afraid to face themselves.*****
Richard -- Thanks for your candid response. This holds true of other schools also. I have seen more bitterness and anger from those students and parents who started the process and didnot finish vs those who finished and did not succeed. The parents who pulled their kids early, for what ever reason, are saddled with never knowing how their lives would have changed if they had finished the program. This elevates the feeling of failure vs those who finished (gave it a try) and did not grow by the experiences.
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Gimme a break, programmie. ::bangin:: ::puke::
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