<p>bravo, goaliedad! well said. </p>
<p>hey, lbftw....where do you go to college?</p>
<p>what opportunities are available at boarding school that you can't persue elsewhere?</p>
<p>don't make me laugh with the more physical specimen stuff either. the typical hockey/lacrosse player thinks he's hot stuff at 5'9" 180. i'm just seething with jealousy over here.</p>
<p>and i'm not at boarding school right now; i graduated a few years ago, so i have some perspective. the big advantage you get in college dissapears after one semester, tops.</p>
<p>Good points, goaliedad and that you baseballmom :)
Positive thoughts! I'm a good kid and I'm sure I can keep myself away from all those..."temptations". Although, "temptations" is certainly not the correct word. More like "terrors".</p>
<p>the opportunity to live and learn in a community environment where you have to take responsibility for yourself instead of having mommy and daddy baby you through four years of high school. living in the same place as you learn makes a huge difference. you become closer with your teachers, you make better friends, you learn to live with a roommate.</p>
<p>so....where DO you go to college?</p>
<p>i go to an average one. not really prestigious. that's all i'm gonna say.</p>
<p>maybe you're right. i don't know. i feel like 14 year old kids need parents.</p>
<p>however, you won't become close with most teachers because, as i said, either they're people close to your age with their own stuff going on, or they've got families. the friendships really aren't any different than a normal high school.</p>
<p>i dont know why you're so afraid to tell us what schools you go to. it sort of discredits anything you say.</p>
<p>and i personally had great relationships that went far beyond ones i would have at a day school with my teachers. my history teacher was married, but she was on dorm duty one night a week, and those nights when i could ask questions and just hang out with someone i admired so much would not have happened at home.</p>
<p>i've seen it happen too many times where people divulge key bits of information on the internet and it comes back to bite them. i'm not gonna take that chance. you can choose to believe me, or not.</p>
<p>Can't spell. Can't articulate thoughts adequately. Persuasive writing skills? Nil. There's no greater testimony to the limitations of boarding school than the drivel you're laying down here.</p>
<p>I feel soooo bad for you having to go to a boarding school, but man up, lbftw! Try to acknowledge that you also play a part in the putrescent entrails that life seems to be throwing at you. Boarding school may have dealt you a bad hand, but you're the one who decided to play with half a deck.</p>
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<blockquote> <p>"and i personally had great relationships that went far beyond ones i would have at a day school with my teachers. my history teacher was married, but she was on dorm duty one night a week, and those nights when i could ask questions and just hang out with someone i admired so much would not have happened at home."</p> </blockquote>
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<p>I had great relationships with the teachers at my school, too. I'd never think of talking to my teachers outside of class at public school unless it was for extra help. Now I just talk to my teachers for fun. I hang out in one of my houseparent's offices during my free periods just to chat. The teachers and faculty really care.</p>
<p>Personally, going to boarding school was the best decision I ever made. I've grown and matured soooo much in ways that I never would have been able to at public school.</p>
<p>i type these posts out in a matter of seconds usually. i'm not gonna bother proofreading cause i don't care enough.</p>
<p>my thoughts are perfectly articulated though. i cut straight to the point. i'm not gonna make every post an essay like a lot of people on this board.</p>
<p>at the end of the day, only about two people i've seen post in this thread have any clue what they're talking about. i'm not gonna bother defending myself against a bunch of pushy parents who think they know everything cause they memorized a few brochures. you have no clue what its like. none whatsoever.</p>
<p>Yes, boarding schools were invented since I graduated from high school. None of the adults here are young enough to have attended boarding schools. Brilliant.</p>
<p>i'm sure all of you attended boarding schools. how convenient. there goes my entire argument.</p>
<p>Hey kid its too bad you did not go to Middlesex...People say its made from the best stuff on earth. I doubt it would have left such a sour taste in your mouth.
You are entitled to voice your experience. I feel for you ,to spend 3, 4 years in hell prolly sucks. At least you have the rest of your life to enjoy. For all you parents... ease up on the kid.</p>
<p>Well, if you had done your research yourself about the "pushy parents" here on the board you will find that most of us have SUCCESSFUL, WELL ADJUSTED, kids currently IN boarding school. We recognize that boarding school isn't for everyone and if you have followed some of last year's postings, there were a number of kids who came to the conclusion that boarding school wasn't for them - and you didn't see us "pushy parents" disagreeing.</p>
<p>And if fact many of the "pushy parents" were once boarding school students themselves and know the experience first hand. So your "have no clue" opinion is clearly unresearched.</p>
<p>You clearly are a kid who didn't enjoy his boarding school experience, and unfortunately, hasn't gotten over it yet, hence your presence here. And you take no pride except in raining on everyone's parade, so you clearly serve NO useful purpose as a TROLL. </p>
<p>I hardly find that your points are perfectly articulated. Quite frankly, the 8th graders on this site seem to be making better articulated points than you are. That is another sign of a TROLL. They are not passionate enough about their points to persuasively argue for it. They just throw out short generalizations without specific examples and watch as everyone else jumps on the unfounded assertions. </p>
<p>If you had a good case against boarding school and believed in it passionately and cared about others believing your ideals, you'd organize a set of related concepts, provide specific examples and evidence of your concepts, and not engage in general attacks against the general population in the forum that you are trying to persuade. </p>
<p>This is hardly a winning strategy for persuading people. It sounds more like sour grapes to me from a person who still isn't dealing with his own personal issues relating to his own (not others) boarding school experience. </p>
<p>Will you get a clue that nobody has been persuaded by your unsubstantiated assertions and stop TROLLING.</p>
<p>Bitter. Illiterate. Dope. </p>
<p>And not very bright.</p>
<p>Congratulations.</p>
<p>You don't have an entire argument.</p>
<p>You had a crappy experience. Get over yourself and stop trying to place all the blame for what sucks in your life on the fact that you and your parents chose poorly and never bailed out once it was apparent that it wasn't the right place for you. Maybe if you were a little less recalcitrant -- a character trait you're showing off quite well here -- you'd have salvaged something positive out of your boarding school experience. The fact that it sucked so badly from beginning to end and top to bottom could -- just possibly -- reflect a little bit on you...maybe? no? possibly?</p>
<p>The fact that you can't even bring yourself around to temper any of your sentiments or concede any points, except in the most patently backhanded ways, means you're portraying yourself as a bitter person. There are many people who have come here to make the case that boarding school isn't for everyone. They've done so in compelling form, too. Your only compelling point is that you're really, really angry. And it's just too easy to dismiss you as a madman. I'm more concerned that there's a tall tower on your college campus than I'm concerned that you're going to persuade a single person that you're making a rational point.</p>
<p>Hey kid its too bad you did not go to Middlesex...People say its made from the best stuff on earth. I doubt it would have left such a sour taste in your mouth.
You are entitled to voice your experience. I feel for you ,to spend 3, 4 years in hell prolly sucks. At least you have the rest of your life to enjoy. For all you parents... ease up on the kid.... repetitive?</p>