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Lawsuits and complaints against Hyde School?
Anonymous:
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On 2006-06-01 05:05:00, Anonymous wrote:
"I think you are very wrong. The change you will see in Woodstock will be the transformation from Hyde Light to a true character culture, where Hyde works the best. A perfect example is the elimination of non-character faculty like Tom Lord. It was a gutsy move on LG's part, but it's the first step towards making Hyde Woodstock..."Hyde".."
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I wish you were right, but I'm not at all optimistic. How will Laura Gauld fix all the problems related to the huge percentage of kids that Hyde admits with serious mental health/substance abuse problems when they don't have the right model in place to help these kids (And to argue that Hyde's narrow application of "character education" is what will help these kids is beyond arrogant.); the remarkable number of young, inexperienced faculty, many of whom are struggling with their own issues and are the last people who should be the principal advisors and role models for all these seriously struggling teens; the below mediocre quality of classroom instruction and academic rigor in many classes; the "in your face" treatment of many parents and students; the pervasive arrogance that leaks all over Hyde; the large drop-out rate; the toxic Joe Gauld influence? Do you really think Laura Gauld can fix all that?"
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I did not hear anything about Tom Lord leaving. Hyde has always used him as a poster teacher because he is one of the few who has decent teaching credentials.
Anonymous:
This isn't really about Laura. I wish it were that simple, b/c I have great respect for her. BUT, she IS married to Malcolm and thus is part of the Gauld clan. Do we know that Laura would want to do things differently if she could?
That family system will not allow her the leeway to make changes so dramatic as to reform the underlying flaws of Hyde School and stop the damage it is doing to students and their families. It is a cult of personality focused on Joe, and now Malcolm. Consider the Washington situation and Joe's interaction with that faculty in light of his temper flare that is described under a different thread. Joanne is another fine individual. But, she cannot have the autonomy necessary to break away from a flawed situation of the group. Who knows, anyway, whether she would really want to? The Gaulds have been a kind of surrogate family for her, I would guess.
One of the craziest things, as another person has written somewhere on this site, is if you just read Joe's book, you think Hyde is a great idea. Just like Laura is a great person. But one cannot separate the ideas and principles from the personalities in this case, and unfortunately the personalities of the Gauld males, in particular, frighten me.
Anonymous:
--- Quote ---On 2006-06-01 05:05:00, Anonymous wrote:
"I think you are very wrong. The change you will see in Woodstock will be the transformation from Hyde Light to a true character culture, where Hyde works the best. A perfect example is the elimination of non-character faculty like Tom Lord. It was a gutsy move on LG's part, but it's the first step towards making Hyde Woodstock..."Hyde".."
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Why would you make a comment like this? Tom was one of the most loved teachers at Hyde with the strongest background in education. What kind of education does Laura have?
Anonymous:
What does non-character faculty mean?
Anonymous:
--- Quote ---On 2006-06-02 17:43:00, Anonymous wrote:
"What does non-character faculty mean?"
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What do you consider character? The staff who are recovering addicts, or cowards because they can't move on in life? Is this the kind of character that should be taught to our kids. If "the apple doesn't fall far" then you would have Hyde teaching kids how to be cripples who use Hyde as a crutch. This is all that Hyde is, a CRUTCH for loosers!!
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