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Treatment Abuse, Behavior Modification, Thought Reform => Hyde Schools => Topic started by: ` on April 11, 2005, 09:38:00 PM
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Hi folks,
Maine is one of my favorite states. There are so many great people there who would be on your side if they only knew the truth about Hyde School. One of my favorite things to do is make the abusive schools and the criminals behind them google-able, hence the title of this thread.
Thank you for telling your stories here. Keep it up. I would also suggest bringing your stories to the attention of local media in Maine. Many Mainers are very politically savvy, it seems especially so with regards to education, home schooling, alternative schooling, that sort of thing. I wish you the best of luck. I may just have to swing through Bath the next time I am in the state and take a look at Hyde School. For my own unruly teenager. :wink:
fka
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Thanks for the post fka!
Mainers may be politally savvy but Hyde is slick.
Hyde students are forced to work as campaign
volenteers. This is called "community action"
This makes Joe Gauld the Mel Sembler of Maine!
:grin:
Allow the President to invade a neighboring nation whenever he shall deem it necessary to repel an invasion, and you allow him to do so whenever he may choose to say he deems it necessary for such purpose, and you allow him to make war at pleasure. Study to see if you can fix any limit to his power in this respect, after having given him so much as you propose. If today he should choose to say he thinks it necessary to invade Canada to prevent the British from invading us, how could you stop him? You may say to him,--"I see no probability of the British invading us"; but he will say to you, "Be silent: I see it, if you don't."
--Abraham Lincoln
[ This Message was edited by: tommyfromhyde1 on 2005-04-12 09:28 ][ This Message was edited by: tommyfromhyde1 on 2005-04-12 09:35 ]
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wait, you mean like on political campaigns? if so, how do they decide which party to support?
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Yes, I do mean on political campaigns. And even
though Joe Gauld is to the right of Hitler, they
had people working for both parties so Hyde has
friends in the statehouse no matter which party
is in charge.
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Sorry, that last was me. Forgot to log in.
If triangles had a God, He'd have three sides.
--Old Yiddish proverb
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On 2005-04-13 10:03:00, Anonymous wrote:
"... Joe Gauld is to the right of Hitler..."
yikes!
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In the mid 1980's I was unfortunate enough to get stuck at Hyde. It was during this time that Gauld returned and took over the struggling school. There is no question in my mind that this is more of a cult than a school. In the end, I never graduated and had to take a GED. This affected my college career and my entire life since. It's rough enough to be a teenager without people like Gaul and his brainwashers working on you. I'm in my late 30's and I am still affected by some of the things that happened there.
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On 2005-05-02 08:35:00, Anonymous wrote:
"In the mid 1980's I was unfortunate enough to get stuck at Hyde. It was during this time that Gauld returned and took over the struggling school.
I was at Hyde in '76 when Joe Gauld was "retired"
In truth he never really left. He may have stepped
down as Headmaster but the Headmaster who replaced
him, Ed Legg, wouldn't have blown his nose without
the Great One's permission.If people are good only because they fear punishment, and hope for a reward, then we are a sorry lot indeed.
--Albert Einstein, German-born American physicist
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I currently attend Hyde, in Maine. Although at first I thought it was cult like and about brainwashing too, I have come to love it. I would probably be a druggie on the street, or even dead somewhere if it wasnt for Hyde. Everyone is intitled to thier own opinion, of course, but personally I love Hyde and everythiong it's done for me. I just finished my first year, and I cannot wait to go back! :grin:
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Fuck Hyde
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fing chung lat kah
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my mom was going to send me to hyde till she found a wwasp program... which school is better?
"I predict, Sir, that you will die either by hanging or of some vile disease."
"That all depends, sir, upon whether I embrace your principles or your mistress."
--Disraeli to Gladstone
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If WWASP's a gulag, then Hyde's sorta gulag-lite.
People at Hyde go home for academic vacations and
such. I'm hearing, though, that people who aren't
working out at Hyde are being taken to worse
places by "escorts".I don't think we're here for anything, we're just products of evolution. You can say 'Gee, your life must be pretty bleak if you don't think there's a purpose' but I'm anticipating a good lunch.
--Dr. James Watson, American biologist
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"In the end, I never graduated and had to take a GED. This affected my college career and my entire life since."
Hmmm. I didn't graduate from Hyde (my own fault). I got a GED. And I am doing just fine in my career.
So I have to think, maybe it wasn't Hyde, maybe you are (a) lazy, (b) just not that smart (seriously-no offense intended, but you have to consider it), or (among other options) (c) one of children of the entitlement generation who thinks that everything should be handed to them.
Then again, maybe its neither of the above. You could just be a someone who chronically blames other people and life's events for your shortcomings.
Whatever it is, your story seems a little lame and full of self-pity. My advice, FWIW, stop playing the victim. It might get you attention, but it won't likely make you any more successful in your career.[ This Message was edited by: HydeFan on 2005-10-02 02:30 ]
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On 2005-10-02 02:29:00, HydeFan wrote:
""In the end, I never graduated and had to take a GED. This affected my college career and my entire life since."
Hmmm. I didn't graduate from Hyde (my own fault). I got a GED. And I am doing just fine in my career.
So I have to think, maybe it wasn't Hyde, maybe you are (a) lazy, (b) just not that smart (seriously-no offense intended, but you have to consider it), or (among other options) (c) one of children of the entitlement generation who thinks that everything should be handed to them.
Then again, maybe its neither of the above. You could just be a someone who chronically blames other people and life's events for your shortcomings.
Whatever it is, your story seems a little lame and full of self-pity. My advice, FWIW, stop playing the victim. It might get you attention, but it won't likely make you any more successful in your career.[ This Message was edited by: HydeFan on 2005-10-02 02:30 ]"
HydeFan, you obviously are not too bright yourself to say that Anonymous must either be "lazy" or "not too bright." Are you implying that doing the program at Hyde will help, "not too bright" students graduate? Yeah, that sounds about right. Hyde DOES graduate most everyone, which is why so few are successes in college or simply go to local community colleges or no college at all!
Maybe Anonymous is playing victim, I don't know but I do know that Hyde has ruined many lives by screwing with academics. I know this for a fact! I was one of those and although I am doing ok now, it was a struggle for me. I don't blame Hyde as much as I realize as a family we should have gotten out sooner rather than later. It is easy to get caught up in Hyde when a parent is desperate.
The past is the past and one must move on, but Hyde was an unfortunate chapter in my life. Not looking to blame and not feeling sorry for myself. Hyde was a learning experience for me. I learned that I would NEVER send my child off to a school for troubled teens. My future children will have a Mother who will deal with whatever problems they might have AT HOME!!
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On 2005-05-25 19:18:00, Anonymous wrote:
"I currently attend Hyde, in Maine. Although at first I thought it was cult like and about brainwashing too, I have come to love it. I would probably be a druggie on the street, or even dead somewhere if it wasnt for Hyde. Everyone is intitled to thier own opinion, of course, but personally I love Hyde and everythiong it's done for me. I just finished my first year, and I cannot wait to go back! :grin: "
Either this is a joke or Hyde's brainwashing is exceptionally effective...
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The truth is for some kids Hyde is the first time in their lives their parents have played an active role. Hyde requires this!
On the other hand, Hyde is very distructive and sick in the way they run their seminars, FLC's, etc.
What can one say? The only thing one can do is try to get the legislature to enact rules and regulations for all boarding schools. Complain to your Congressmen. Hyde like many of the other troubled teen programs does what they want without regard to legalities or rules that govern public schools.
Speaking of legalities, is anyone aware of the rape of a certain son of a headmaster? WHY did someone who professes character and integrity not report this to the authorities when it happened? I feel very sorry for this poor kid, not being able to count on his own parents to protect him!
This did not happen 30 years ago when the world was different! Shame on Hyde and all that covered this up!!
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It's hard to believe what you are saying about a rape intentionally not being reported. Has anyone else heard about this?
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On 2005-10-02 09:57:00, Anonymous wrote:
"It's hard to believe what you are saying about a rape intentionally not being reported. Has anyone else heard about this?"
Yes, yes, its all true. Raped by aliens no less. Did you see the story in the Star?
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Wrong, how about raped by other boys at Bath? Wasn't that many years ago either!
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Hey HydeFan, why don't you have the courage to ask a certain headmaster whether it is true that his son was gang raped while at the Bath Campus. He spoke about it in group and I seriously doubt he made it up! What irks me is how they chose never to call in the authorities
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On 2005-10-02 20:41:00, Anonymous wrote:
"Hey HydeFan, why don't you have the courage to ask a certain headmaster whether it is true that his son was gang raped while at the Bath Campus. He spoke about it in group and I seriously doubt he made it up! What irks me is how they chose never to call in the authorities"
So you are saying Joe Gauld spoke up in a group and said his son was gang raped at Hyde. Or was it Malcolm who spoke up? (Or does Malcolm have a son?)
And you think I lack courage for not asking an alledged raped victim to revisit his 30-year old trauma, let alone make the inquiry for your salacious purposes?
Many crime victims chose not to call the authorities. Are you irked by them to?
Even if what you say is true, I don't think its relevant today, and I'm sure it caused untold grief and suffering. I would never inquire about such a thing our of descency and respect.
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Hyde tried to start a school in our town several years ago and it sounds as if they haven't changed much. They attempted to strip many parents and students of their dignity and used humiliation tactics.. They seemed to use the methods of Werner Ehrhardt, a self-styled leader in the 70's who believed in pulling yourself up by the bootstraps at the expense of others around you and using your personal power to climb over the backs of others. We met friends whose daughter never got the help she needed for her learning disabilities and was put off by having to stand on the stage at graduation and line up according to how they(each student)felt they had produced at Hyde. Not having much self-esteem, the daughter put herself last and never forgot the experience.
I'd investigate some of these places where they say they have schools. I spoke with a guidance counselor at another school where they tried to make inroads and she said that they were told so many lies and the Hyde standards were so low that they drove them out. Two former staff members told me that Hyde used the same tactics on them and the spouse of one won't even mention the school's name.
At a meeting to set up their school at our school, I asked Joe Gauld if it was true that students who committed any infraction of the rules was shunned for days, something I consider to be cruel. He was stunned that any parent had heard of this, quickly looked away and said he hadn't heard of that....on to the next question.
Parents who are scared are vulnerable. Hyde preys on the vulnerable.
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In answer to the person who spoke of gang rape, although it is true that some persons are afraid to call in the authorities, it can be difficult but extremely healing to know that this was a crime and acknowledged by the authorities to be such. No good school would ever let something like that go. This also encourages a sick subculture to continue to bully people. Bullying and never responding out of weakness are hallmarks of the Hyde School. The two anonymous teachers I spoke with years ago said that some kids were helped at that school but most weren't.
Some were really harmed.
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On 2006-02-05 16:33:00, Anonymous wrote:
"In answer to the person who spoke of gang rape, although it is true that some persons are afraid to call in the authorities, it can be difficult but extremely healing to know that this was a crime and acknowledged by the authorities to be such. No good school would ever let something like that go. This also encourages a sick subculture to continue to bully people. Bullying and never responding out of weakness are hallmarks of the Hyde School. The two anonymous teachers I spoke with years ago said that some kids were helped at that school but most weren't.
Some were really harmed. "
Our family has heard many of the same things about the Hyde School. That is, the school has helped some kids and families, but overall Hyde's record is very bad. Large numbers of students leave the school. Many parents seem to be very dissatisfied with the school and there are lots of rumors about emotional abuse and low quality, unqualified staff.
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On 2006-02-05 16:28:00, Anonymous wrote:
"Hyde tried to start a school in our town several years ago and it sounds as if they haven't changed much. They attempted to strip many parents and students of their dignity and used humiliation tactics.. They seemed to use the methods of Werner Ehrhardt, a self-styled leader in the 70's who believed in pulling yourself up by the bootstraps at the expense of others around you and using your personal power to climb over the backs of others. We met friends whose daughter never got the help she needed for her learning disabilities and was put off by having to stand on the stage at graduation and line up according to how they(each student)felt they had produced at Hyde. Not having much self-esteem, the daughter put herself last and never forgot the experience.
I'd investigate some of these places where they say they have schools. I spoke with a guidance counselor at another school where they tried to make inroads and she said that they were told so many lies and the Hyde standards were so low that they drove them out. Two former staff members told me that Hyde used the same tactics on them and the spouse of one won't even mention the school's name.
At a meeting to set up their school at our school, I asked Joe Gauld if it was true that students who committed any infraction of the rules was shunned for days, something I consider to be cruel. He was stunned that any parent had heard of this, quickly looked away and said he hadn't heard of that....on to the next question.
Parents who are scared are vulnerable. Hyde preys on the vulnerable."
Why if this school is so bad did NYC board of education approve them for a charter school? I understand they recently opened a school in California? I would consider it a great danger to open up more of these Hyde Schools after reading about Hyde on this website! It is obvious from these posts that you have many professionals writing in about this school on this website, not young kids who are simply complaining.
I am an advocate for children and I can tell you that the only way to put a stop to the abuses I am reading about is to write to the media, write to the congressmen in the states where they are opening up schools, and write to the board of education in these states. You can make a difference.
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In answer to the person who said that someone should contact boards of ed., etc., I agree. It's been 13 years since I've heard much about the school but, when they came to our town, I did research and found much about the emotional abuse, etc. in the Maine Times from the '70's. Newspapers in our state did do a lot of work on this. I can tell you that the staff members who came to me, came in fear. Neither (they didn't know each other as they worked there at different times) are there now. As for N.Y. City, well a friend's daughter is doing an internship in the Bronx and even Hyde would be an improvement. Others are very gullible. We just had an article in Sundays paper about their wonderful character-building programs. Malcalm Gauld said that they'd been 'stealthy' (good word) about advertising their success lately but decided they needed to do more advertising. I'm going to be on the watch. I noticed that Barbara Walters daughter who attended there years ago wrote in the paper that she still resents her mother for sending her to a terrible school. I surmise she meant Hyde. Cher glows about it and her son was there in the early '90s. Some parents liked having the school keep an eye on their kids without having to do much. I recall a mother telling me that her daughter was ripped up one side and down the other because she wouldn't 'own up' to the issues she had. At that time, 1992, Hyde didn't have anyone with guidance or psychological credentials of any kind but they sure liked mind games. "Brother's keeper" means ratting on each other. Many punishments hearken back to Joe Gauld's Marine days. I know some juvenile judges in this state. We'll see.
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On 2006-02-06 09:48:00, Anonymous wrote:
"In answer to the person who said that someone should contact boards of ed., etc., I agree. It's been 13 years since I've heard much about the school but, when they came to our town, I did research and found much about the emotional abuse, etc. in the Maine Times from the '70's. Newspapers in our state did do a lot of work on this. I can tell you that the staff members who came to me, came in fear. Neither (they didn't know each other as they worked there at different times) are there now. As for N.Y. City, well a friend's daughter is doing an internship in the Bronx and even Hyde would be an improvement. Others are very gullible. We just had an article in Sundays paper about their wonderful character-building programs. Malcalm Gauld said that they'd been 'stealthy' (good word) about advertising their success lately but decided they needed to do more advertising. I'm going to be on the watch. I noticed that Barbara Walters daughter who attended there years ago wrote in the paper that she still resents her mother for sending her to a terrible school. I surmise she meant Hyde. Cher glows about it and her son was there in the early '90s. Some parents liked having the school keep an eye on their kids without having to do much. I recall a mother telling me that her daughter was ripped up one side and down the other because she wouldn't 'own up' to the issues she had. At that time, 1992, Hyde didn't have anyone with guidance or psychological credentials of any kind but they sure liked mind games. "Brother's keeper" means ratting on each other. Many punishments hearken back to Joe Gauld's Marine days. I know some juvenile judges in this state. We'll see."
I wholeheartedly support going to the media about the problems at Hyde. I have no problem with reporters contacting those who support Hyde and those who are critics. That's only fair, and any competent reporter would need to find people who represent different points of view. The goal should be to expose Hyde in every way possible. I am confident that widespread publicity about the concerns that many parents have about Hyde would be a very useful public service.
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On 2006-02-05 16:33:00, Anonymous wrote:
"In answer to the person who spoke of gang rape, although it is true that some persons are afraid to call in the authorities, it can be difficult but extremely healing to know that this was a crime and acknowledged by the authorities to be such. No good school would ever let something like that go. This also encourages a sick subculture to continue to bully people. Bullying and never responding out of weakness are hallmarks of the Hyde School. The two anonymous teachers I spoke with years ago said that some kids were helped at that school but most weren't.
Some were really harmed. "
I fully agree with you, re a child being able to heal by the acknowledgement that a crime did occur after being gang raped. This child did not need to necessarily have to prosecute, but the parents should have set an example for him by taking some action including bringing in the authorities. A child needs a parents protection and it sounds like these parents were more concerned about protecting Hyde, (they were either employeed by the school or very active) than getting their child the proper help.
I do understand from one of the staff members at Hyde, this boys only form of counseling was through seminaring at Hyde with unprofessional group leaders who have NO experience in this type of situation. Very sad story. The child always suffers for the parents bad decisions and in this case the parent seems to have failed the child in favor of protecting Hyde.
Hyde will only get away with all of this for so long, but eventually it will catch up with them, and their house of cards will fall down.
This is a good website! Hope all of you keep posting so potential parents might be forewarned.
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On 2006-02-07 05:44:00, Anonymous wrote:
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On 2006-02-05 16:33:00, Anonymous wrote:
"In answer to the person who spoke of gang rape, although it is true that some persons are afraid to call in the authorities, it can be difficult but extremely healing to know that this was a crime and acknowledged by the authorities to be such. No good school would ever let something like that go. This also encourages a sick subculture to continue to bully people. Bullying and never responding out of weakness are hallmarks of the Hyde School. The two anonymous teachers I spoke with years ago said that some kids were helped at that school but most weren't.
Some were really harmed. "
I fully agree with you, re a child being able to heal by the acknowledgement that a crime did occur after being gang raped. This child did not need to necessarily have to prosecute, but the parents should have set an example for him by taking some action including bringing in the authorities. A child needs a parents protection and it sounds like these parents were more concerned about protecting Hyde, (they were either employeed by the school or very active) than getting their child the proper help.
I do understand from one of the staff members at Hyde, this boys only form of counseling was through seminaring at Hyde with unprofessional group leaders who have NO experience in this type of situation. Very sad story. The child always suffers for the parents bad decisions and in this case the parent seems to have failed the child in favor of protecting Hyde.
Hyde will only get away with all of this for so long, but eventually it will catch up with them, and their house of cards will fall down.
This is a good website! Hope all of you keep posting so potential parents might be forewarned."
Geez, how can this school exist? I know there is a big push in Maine for Charter Schools. There are a ton of websites dedicated to this effort and at least one organized group. Hyde will certainly try to be one of the first of the charter schools in Maine!!
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Hyde's a outstanding school, people. Get a life already. :smile:
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On 2006-02-08 17:31:00, Anonymous wrote:
"Hyde's a outstanding school, people. Get a life already. :smile: "
It's doubtful you would call Hyde an "outstanding school" if you read all of the posts on this site. Grant it, some might be an exaggeration or could be written by kids who had lots of issues, but the majority seem to be written by parents and former students who have a true interest in protecting the public from a school like this. I personally am appalled at what I am reading and hope that this school will be investigated by the proper authorities.
On that same note, there seems to be a problem with regulating these schools and programs. From what I read, there isn't a proper governing board as they have in the public schools. Obviously something needs to be changed in this area, and I challenge each and everyone of you to reach out and try to be part of the solution.
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As Sid Smith said of the performance of Hyde students "the Hitler Youth put on a great show too"
Sid Smith
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I have heard the same rumors, It is hyde's tendency to put themselves above the law. many times they feel that their way of handling things is the best. In some ways this is positive but mostly it is saying to students that Hyde can do whatever it wants, which most of the time is true
parents are so blinded by the "improvements" that their children are making that they trust hyde over themselves
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i doubt they would report it with the image they work so hard to maintain.
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A hazing situation involving a video camera happened in 2004 with a few of the seniors and an underclassman. It was not reported, instead the students left for a few months and then returned to school, the head of shool viewed the video which to my knowledge included racist sentiments and sexual abuse. nothing significant came of the incident
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This is true, high has an extremely high student turn-over rate, none of the faculty have teaching degrees or any background in psychaitry, and most of the facutly leave after a few years. it is an extremely high stress environment where people are constantly pointing out your every flaw, it take a very strong person to get though without being affected.
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On 2006-04-18 13:44:00, mansion dweller wrote:
"This is true, high has an extremely high student turn-over rate, none of the faculty have teaching degrees or any background in psychaitry, and most of the facutly leave after a few years. it is an extremely high stress environment where people are constantly pointing out your every flaw, it take a very strong person to get though without being affected."
Wow, only took you 4 posts to step on yourself. Can you substantiate your comments? Not one teacher has a teaching degree? If not you should change your log-in name and try again.
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On 2006-04-18 13:53:00, Anonymous wrote:
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On 2006-04-18 13:44:00, mansion dweller wrote:
"This is true, high has an extremely high student turn-over rate, none of the faculty have teaching degrees or any background in psychaitry, and most of the facutly leave after a few years. it is an extremely high stress environment where people are constantly pointing out your every flaw, it take a very strong person to get though without being affected."
Wow, only took you 4 posts to step on yourself. Can you substantiate your comments? Not one teacher has a teaching degree? If not you should change your log-in name and try again."
Ok Mr Hyde, take a look at that post again. The reference is that no one has any degrees in Psychiatry, not that there is no one at Hyde with a regular teaching degree.
IS IT TRUE ABOUT THE VIDEO AT HYDE??
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What are you talking about..it says no teaching degrees or any background in psychiatry. Take your meds and move on dude!
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On 2006-04-18 13:44:00, mansion dweller wrote:
"This is true, high has an extremely high student turn-over rate, none of the faculty have teaching degrees or any background in psychaitry, and most of the facutly leave after a few years. it is an extremely high stress environment where people are constantly pointing out your every flaw, it take a very strong person to get though without being affected."
Pick a new user name and comment on places you have knowledge of.
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many of the faculty at do not have teaching degrees, you don't need one to work at private schools, many of them studied completly differnt subjects in college such as bisiness, or had differnt cariers until they were unsuccessful or dissatisfied
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On 2006-04-25 13:21:00, mansion dweller wrote:
"many of the faculty at do not have teaching degrees, you don't need one to work at private schools, many of them studied completly differnt subjects in college such as bisiness, or had differnt cariers until they were unsuccessful or dissatisfied"
You are right, you don't need a teaching degree to teach at Hyde or any other private school, yet the good ones require this in order to be hired. Hyde has never put great emphasis on the better teachers nor have they paid them well. This is why you will get a substandard education at Hyde.
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On 2006-04-25 13:21:00, mansion dweller wrote:
"many of the faculty at do not have teaching degrees, you don't need one to work at private schools, many of them studied completly differnt subjects in college such as bisiness, or had differnt cariers until they were unsuccessful or dissatisfied"
Recent events make it clear that hyde is rotting from the inside out. Until and unless the finer element at Hyde have the courage to practice the schools credo, this slide will continue.
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On 2006-04-25 14:54:00, Anonymous wrote:
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On 2006-04-25 13:21:00, mansion dweller wrote:
"many of the faculty at do not have teaching degrees, you don't need one to work at private schools, many of them studied completly differnt subjects in college such as bisiness, or had differnt cariers until they were unsuccessful or dissatisfied"
Recent events make it clear that hyde is rotting from the inside out. Until and unless the finer element at Hyde have the courage to practice the schools credo, this slide will continue.
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I agree with your assessment that Hyde is rotting from the inside (or bleeding badly, you might say). I think the main signs are the inferior classroom education, the chronic controversies and occasional scandal, and the fact that so many kids need a different kind of school that can really help them with their serious problems.
What's your opinion about the source of the rot?
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On 2006-04-25 16:20:00, Anonymous wrote:
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On 2006-04-25 14:54:00, Anonymous wrote:
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On 2006-04-25 13:21:00, mansion dweller wrote:
"many of the faculty at do not have teaching degrees, you don't need one to work at private schools, many of them studied completly differnt subjects in college such as bisiness, or had differnt cariers until they were unsuccessful or dissatisfied"
Recent events make it clear that hyde is rotting from the inside out. Until and unless the finer element at Hyde have the courage to practice the schools credo, this slide will continue.
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I agree with your assessment that Hyde is rotting from the inside (or bleeding badly, you might say). I think the main signs are the inferior classroom education, the chronic controversies and occasional scandal, and the fact that so many kids need a different kind of school that can really help them with their serious problems.
What's your opinion about the source of the rot? "
First, the headmaster at Hyde, Mr Grant left because of a scandal involving his friend and staff member. I don't know the specifics but it had something to do with the female students and this staff member.
Then Mr McCrann was made headmaster and now he is leaving. Usually the Headmasters at boarding schools stay for years. It concerns me that there will have been three headmasters at Hyde Woodstock within a period of 4 years. And how long will this one stay? She is a Mother of a challenged child and the family is staying in Bath Maine while she commutes to Woodstock. I don't see this lasting too many years. Who then will be the next Headmaster at Woodstock? I don't think it is good for the students to continually have change in their lives
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On 2006-04-25 17:57:00, Anonymous wrote:
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On 2006-04-25 16:20:00, Anonymous wrote:
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On 2006-04-25 14:54:00, Anonymous wrote:
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On 2006-04-25 13:21:00, mansion dweller wrote:
"many of the faculty at do not have teaching degrees, you don't need one to work at private schools, many of them studied completly differnt subjects in college such as bisiness, or had differnt cariers until they were unsuccessful or dissatisfied"
Recent events make it clear that hyde is rotting from the inside out. Until and unless the finer element at Hyde have the courage to practice the schools credo, this slide will continue.
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I agree with your assessment that Hyde is rotting from the inside (or bleeding badly, you might say). I think the main signs are the inferior classroom education, the chronic controversies and occasional scandal, and the fact that so many kids need a different kind of school that can really help them with their serious problems.
What's your opinion about the source of the rot? "
First, the headmaster at Hyde, Mr Grant left because of a scandal involving his friend and staff member. I don't know the specifics but it had something to do with the female students and this staff member.
Then Mr McCrann was made headmaster and now he is leaving. Usually the Headmasters at boarding schools stay for years. It concerns me that there will have been three headmasters at Hyde Woodstock within a period of 4 years. And how long will this one stay? She is a Mother of a challenged child and the family is staying in Bath Maine while she commutes to Woodstock. I don't see this lasting too many years. Who then will be the next Headmaster at Woodstock? I don't think it is good for the students to continually have change in their lives"
You can add to this the scandal at Woodstock involving the teacher who apparently left because of his inappropriate behavior with female students, the widely publicized dissension at Hyde-D.C., etc.