Board Schools
For most people boarding schools conjure up thoughts of young men in navy
blue blazers with white shirts and a tie going to a beautiful school with ivy
covered walls and the game of polo being played in the distance. Oh, and don't
forget thoughts of parents with fat wallets and a family trust fund. This is
what Gordon Vink, the director of admissions at Mercersburg Academy in
Pennsylvania, calls the “Holden Caufield-Catcher in the Rye syndrome”(Parker
111), a book about the troubles a boy faces at his prep boarding school.
To an extent the image holds true. Prep schools offer collegiate type
atmospheres, have strict rules, and often teach generations of students from the
same families. ...
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deteriorating public schools, a necessary credential for
children of the rich and famous, or a training ground for tomorrow's leaders.
These schools range from small unknown institutions which will accept anyone, to
the elite schools, which are very selective and are a pipeline to Ivy-league
schools and success.
Boarding schools are superior to public day schools. Proponents of
boarding prep schools claim the schools offer unparalled discipline, a stronger
curriculum, exellent facilities, a way to get in to better colleges, a superior
learning environment, staggering extra-curricular options, and allow students to
attain a higher level of performance. Opponents argue that the astronomical
cost, anywhere from $8000 to $25,000 per year for the most elite, is too
expensive. They also claim the rules are too extreme and suffocating, and that
students experience an abundance of stress.
The biggest argument against boarding schools is cost. With an average
cost of $8000 to $25,000 ...
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problem is the system of rules the schools use. Boarding
schools generally plan every hour in the student's day. From wake up to lights
out, every hour in the student's life is set. At Exeter Boarding School in New
Hampshire, classes start before 8:00 AM and often don't wind up until 6:00 PM.
(Morgan 103) Jenny Cantrell's first discovery at Mercersburg Academy in
Pennsylvania was the school rule book. Jenny had to be at dinner from 6:20 PM
until 6:50 PM, then have study time from 7:30 PM to 10:00 PM. After 10:45 PM
she was expected to be in her room. On weekends she has to sign in at her dorm
between 7:00 PM and 8:00 PM to report where she would be until her 11:00 ...
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