SSFS Will Stay Open

[Anonymous]

Yay to so many teachers staying! SSFS teachers are the best! They are one of the many reasons we are staying!

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Anonymous wrote:Why would a new family WANT to check out a school that is barely scraping by with all new admin (with the exception of the US head) with no institutional knowledge of the school. There’s SO MUCH risk heading into next year. It’s a complete start over, which SSFS desperately needs, but I would caution ANY FAMILY from being that guinea pig. I can see why an established family is willing to endure that risk, but a new family? I’d wait and see ….

I disagree with your characterization of the school and your perception of the risk. However, the bottom line is that new families are perfectly capable of deciding for themselves.

Yes so no reason to invite them to check us out. “See how great we are!” That the salesman pitch that irritates me (btw I am a parent of the school). I know why I’m staying but no one who doesn’t need to needs the risk. So I don’t need to tell them to check us out. I feel bad saying that to ppl. That’s just me I guess

You still don't get it and that's worrisome for many reasons. We can and should invite all parents to check us out. They can decide FOR THEMSELVES if it's a risk or not. Your suggestion is to do no marketing or admissions events. Forgive me but that's seriously stupid for any school and particularly for a school that does want new families. Move on please. We clearly don't agree and I question how "real" you are.

Clearly our ethics differ. I did a lot of marketing for the school. Right now - just at this moment - in good conscience I can’t. Im not going to tell ppl not to come if they decide to of course. But advertising I can’t do right now. I will fe honest of ppl ask. Yes the school has great teachers. But completely fried admin. A donor that is saving us and I don’t actually know how it looks long term. That’s just the truth. So I can’t advertise. That’s the only distinction I am making. It’s like I also don’t try to get my friends interested in get rich schemes. My sense of risk - makes me not advertise things to other people - that I feel carry a risk. If you’re saying coming to ssfs next year carries no risk then that’s different.

My personal ethics tell me not to invite people to take a risk. When ssfs seemed like no risk, I was at every open house, parent forum, recruitment event that happened. If you don’t want to believe me that’s fine. But I was deeply involved with the PA and was one of the schools true champions. Because I didn’t feel that I was inviting people to take a risk.

I just don’t see zero risk with the school next year. As such I will not advertise. I will not invite. If people solicit information from me I will give them my honest opinion and impressions. But invite them I will not do. Again - I see a non zero risk with the school next year. I just do. If you don’t great. If you don’t find it hard to invite people to take risks that’s your personal preference. Mine is to take risks myself but i will not ask people to do the same simply because “if they walk off a cliff that’s on them” kind of thought process.

A lot of talk about ethics ...on a toxic anonymous forum. Further, your comparison to choosing a school to walking off a cliff is quite over the top. In short, you have given yourself away as a troll.

That’s an odd rationalization. I gave a purposefully over the top example just to make a point that encouraging ppl to do something risky is just not something I’m comfortable doing even if ultimately it’s up to them to take the risk or not. I was not saying that coming to ssfs is jumping off a cliff.

However your defensiveness is odd to me. Instead of attacking on the basis of some nonsensical basis that you didn’t like my analogy example. Tell us why you like advertising a risk to unsuspecting new families? Do you not think that’s a bit disingenuous?

Different poster here. FWIW, you are the one that's actually coming off as defensive. I too have no reservations about telling any interested parents how much we like the school and why. Your supposed moral high ground/ethics about this seems deliberately gas lighting. It's pretty simple. If a parent asks then they are already interested. You tell them what you want and I will tell them my opinion. Stop assuming parents are naive or can't do their own research and thinking. Now, just agree to disagree.

I agree with you. Doesn’t even seem like you read my original point. I said if ppl ask of course i will answer, I just don’t feel comfortable making unsolicited advertisements of the school right now because it’s risky right now till the future is clear. I never objected to answering questions or telling people what I think of the school. I just pointed out that I partially don’t like saying “come here!” To people as I had seen some posters saying “there is room please apply!”

[Anonymous]

The school should be advertising and actively recruiting. Makes zero sense not to. Nobody has asked you to advertise. When asked by any prospective parents you can say whatever you want.

There. Manufactured problem.is now resolved.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yay to so many teachers staying! SSFS teachers are the best! They are one of the many reasons we are staying!

+100

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Anonymous wrote:The school should be advertising and actively recruiting. Makes zero sense not to. Nobody has asked you to advertise. When asked by any prospective parents you can say whatever you want.

There. Manufactured problem.is now resolved.

Yep. We are on it.

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Anonymous wrote:The school should be advertising and actively recruiting. Makes zero sense not to. Nobody has asked you to advertise. When asked by any prospective parents you can say whatever you want.

There. Manufactured problem.is now resolved.

Yep. We are on it.

Same! Go Beests!

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Anonymous wrote:Yay to so many teachers staying! SSFS teachers are the best! They are one of the many reasons we are staying!

+100

Where is the current teacher list posted?

[Anonymous]

Great!

[Anonymous]

Hope they are solvent now.

[Anonymous]

How did they get the cash?

[Anonymous]

My sisters son goes to that school she’s stoked.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How did they get the cash?

This has been well covered in the previous 66 pages of this thread.

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Anonymous wrote:My sisters son goes to that school she’s stoked.

Thank you! We are too!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Hope they are solvent now.

They are. Thanks for your well wishes.

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Anonymous wrote:Hope they are solvent now.

They are. Thanks for your well wishes.

Not sure if completely solvent. $15M raised and $22M in debt.