California Boarding School Culture/Honor Code/Motto

CaliMex
Wed, 24 Jul 2019 21:54:26 +0000

@CateParent If what bugged you was my posting a link to a video on four different threads, then don’t blame the school, blame me. Current boarding school parents like you were NOT the intended audience, BTW. I just wanted to make the video easy to find for future years’ crops of potential boarding school applicants and their families. I only posted it on threads that I thought those considering CA boarding schools might be likely to land on.

Those just starting their BS research do not spend as much time here as you and I seem to … and even if they’ve visited the Thacher website, they might not have seen this particular video. For families who live far away or who might not be able to travel to Ojai to visit the school, I thought the video was particularly good at capturing the feeling and culture of the place.

If you had posted a dozen links to a Cate video that captured what makes Cate special or different, I wouldn’t be irked at all… not sure why it bothered you that much.

I am all for increasing awareness of all boarding schools outside New England, especially California. Kids and families will end up at the school that fits them best.

@Happytimes2001 I have no problem with people criticizing Thacher. It is FAR from perfect. But criticizing them for emphasizing their culture & community in their marketing, blaming THEM for MY posting videos on multiple threads, or comparing the Choate sex scandal to having a board member implicated in Varsity Blues seemed, well, odd and meanspirited.

Want to know what I’d change about Thacher if I could? All you have to do is ask.