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The Troubled Teen Industry / Searching for Survivors
« on: November 26, 2006, 09:50:31 PM »Quote from: ""Cassandra""
Quote from: ""Guest""Given that, it is easy to see your project as an unbalanced attack on a service "industry" about which I doubt you have an adequate understanding.
Anon, I don't think you're giving yourself nearly enough credit. It actually takes considerable effort to unsee the obvious when you're immersed in it. That's probably the #1 cause of the kind and level of ongoing stress that has left so many of us with PTSD.
What do ya'll think, though? After reading this:QuoteMy mother was at Straight when she was a teenager, shortly before she had me (however she does not want to be mentioned). My grandfather was the drug czar of Massachusetts at the time, and last year, my aunt was a counselor at Sagewalk...
I have a very hard time seeing how anyone could entertain the notion that this kid lacks perspective on the industry.
i agree with you 1oo%. it sounds like she has plenty of perspective on the industry to me. she is a senior high school student. if she had no perspective she wouldn't have picked this topic. most high school students dont even know what the troubled teen industry is, or that behavior modification programs exist. you will also notice that she said her teacher said it had to be a topic that was of interest to her. i bet it will be the most interesting report in her class. she handled the "turkey" pretty well too. i like her, and i hope she does well.