On Dec 20, 2009, at 10:22 AM, therewillbeli...@ymail.com wrote: > As with everything, there was good and bad. I had some fabulous teachers, > some horrible teachers, and lots of in-between teachers. The only really > scandalous thing I remember was when a teacher was fired because he allegedly > had sexual fantasies about his students.
He was fired over *fantasies*? That's it? Everyone has fantasies. What he really should have been fired for was being stupid enough to tell anyone. > Overall I have more unpleasant memories than pleasant ones of my MSAE years. > I was not a happy child in general and I have no way of knowing if I would > have been happier at another school. I struggled a lot, academically and > emotionally, during high school. The school did nothing to help and in many > ways made it worse. It still makes me angry when MSAE is touted as being an > ideal school and that every student can excel, because that is complete and > utter BS. We've discussed this any number of times here, light, and the general consensus seems to be that the whole "ideal" thing has taken a big beating in the last few years, with the school currently struggling--combining different grades, giving "deals," and even bringing in counselors-- finally!--in recognition that many students there have problems that go beyond what they can deal with in the classroom. > It's ideal for the few people who fit their mold. They were clueless about > how to deal with anyone who didn't fit the mold. We were made to believe that > there was something wrong with us. I remember one time during 12th grade SCI > class when the tescher talking about how TM is a cure for everything, I burst > into tears. If TM could cure everything, why did I have all these issues? > What was I doing wrong. I didn't smoke, drink, do drugs, or have sex (unlike > several other students). I did my program every day. Why wasn't I cured? I > was tought that there was only one right way to do things and when I was > younger I was very judgmental of any "non-meditators." Ah, memories. :) > My parents, though still in the TMO, have become much more open-minded in > recent years and I'm very grateful that they respect my beliefs. My wish for > MSAE is that they stop the false advertising and learn to better accomodate > people who don't fit their mold. False advertising or not, they're not fooling anyone. Sal
