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SO YOU HAD A BAD EXPEIENCE AT BOARDING SCHOOL? don't take it out on the people on this board. because from what i can tell, everyone on here want's what best for their kids and best for themselves.
So maybe it wasn't the right choice for you lbftw. But, what about the thousands of kids that want to reach higher and excel? Some people don’t live in good areas and don’t come from rich families, yet they are smart and can't get all of the opportunities they want at their public schools. And saying, "being forced by your parents" that’s not even close to true. I know so many kids that wanted to further THEIR OWN EDUCATION with no real push from their parents. I think that by bashing the world of boarding school, you are ruining people’s chances of finding out for their own.
Boarding school IS NOT right for everyone. It’s for kids who want to push themselves and reach higher goals. Sure, scandals happen, but you think they don’t happen at public school? Bad things happen at EVERY SCHOOL. Open your eyes, the world is full of bad things, threes no way to escape. But it doesn’t have to be that way. If you went to boarding school and ignored all the social distractions and scandals, you would come out with an amazing education and would probably go on to do what you were supposed to and change the world. Sure, you can do this at public school to, but there is so much negative energy from the kids that don’t like school. I went to public school. I know this to be true. You get held back. When you go to a school that you love, that you are going to BY CHOICE AND EFFORT, the benefits are much greater. So, while you may be set in your ways as the anti-boarding school person, I am going to say that sure. Boarding school was NOT the right thing for you to be put through, but to ruin the chances of others who may not be anything like you at all, that’s just wrong.
And for every parent that sends his or her unwilling kid, sure that kid is going to get in trouble. It’s the parent’s fault, that’s why scandals happen. But its not boarding school, its the rebellious kid. And for every parent that doesn't research high school scandals and inform their kids that it’s not worth the money and time to screw up like that, then that’s a shame. And, you mentioned earlier that you make bad mistakes with out your parents. what about the kids that are mature enough to handle it? they should be given the chance to find out for themselves what it's all about. But to say that 10s of millions of scandals take place at only boarding schools (which is how i'm interpreting your last message) you are horribly wrong.
watch what you say, you could fake someone out of getting a really great experience. you get what you put into it, if you went into BS thinking it was a load of crap, thinking that it was all just grade-grubbers and richies, then thats the impression you got, for thats what you were looking for. if you went in with a better attitude, you would have a better time. but maybe not.
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