One thing that never ceases to amaze me is the amount of energy Hyde apologists and would-be apologists devote to cast aspersion on any potential stain on their beloved alma mater. If you look at the beginning of this thread, the first 10 pages or so, the original voices alerting folks to the shenanigans of Larry Dubinsky are absolutely slammed by condescension and disbelief. When this fails to silence, more personal attacks are resorted to. This is, of course, what also happened recently with the Sumner Hawley threads.
A recent poster noted "where there is smoke, there is usually fire" (paraphrase my doing, in case I didn't quote exactly). Potential parents and students would do well to also take note.
IMO, "character" is not something that can be taught in the however many years someone has the misfortune of spending at Hyde. People leave essentially unchanged as far as any "moral compass" or what have you is concerned. Maybe they have a few more buzz words or phrases they can use to bolster their points or positions, but nothing more than you could pick up from a Hallmark anthology of cute and inspirational cards. Certainly that "anthology" would cost parents a great deal less than Hyde does.
See "The 10 Priorities" thread for some amusing dissection.
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Whether character is the result of nature or nurture might make for some interesting debate. One thing that is pretty clear to me is that -- whatever it is, or whatever proportion is this or that -- it is formed long before one's adolescence.
