[nagdu] Tell the whole truth

[Marsha Drenth]

Tracy, 

I think a lot of us would like the same. The good and bad about a school to
be aired out. The problem with this is that, not all people can give good
and bad with out being defensive about it, thus being very emotional about
it. There are those guide dog users who are very very loyal to their school,
and will not admit that their school does any wrong. 

I am going to keep an eye on this thread, as much as I would like to say
that we should talk about the bad and the good, I do not want this list to
become a bashing school list. So if we are going to discuss the good and
bad, people MUST be adults. I reserve the right to come in and stop this
thread at any point. 

So discuss away...
Marsha, Moderator


-----Original Message-----
From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
Of Tracy Carcione
Sent: Wednesday, April 11, 2012 8:32 AM
To: nagdu at nfbnet.org
Subject: [nagdu] Tell the whole truth

Laurel, just as an example,  says she doesn't want to do school bashing,
and I think many people feel this way, but, if people only give the
positive parts of their experience with a school, and none of the
negatives, it doesn't give a true picture.  If I were looking for a
training program, I'd want to know about bad experiences, as well as good.
 For example, if more than a few people from school X end up returning the
dog in less than 2 years, I'd want to know about that.  If several days of
training were spent hanging around the mall, I'd want to know that, too. 
It was part of what I really liked about Gary's writing about his school
experience--he wrote about the annoying stuff, as well as the good.
I'm not interested in what happened to so-and-so 10 years ago.  I'm not
much interested in hearsay, either.  "A friend of a friend...", nah.
I understand the desire not to air dirty laundry in public; I really do. 
But, in its darkest aspect, that's how abuse goes on--no one wants to say
anything about it. Not that I'm accusing any school of abusing students;
it's just one end of a continuum.
If someone has had a bad experience, I have no problem with them naming
names.  I don't think that's bashing; it's just letting other know so they
can make informed decisions.
And, if someone has something negative to say about my beloved school, I
promise to take a deep breath, not get defensive, and consider what
they've said.
JMHO.
Tracy



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