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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Going back to the original question, with respect to Landon: Landon hired a woman as the Middle School Head this year, which suggests (to me, at least) that they are really trying to get serious about improving the experience (and probably the image too) of Landon when it comes to the culture (e.g., respect for girls and women).[/quote]

Very good point. Landon has a long, long way to go in terms of moving into the 20th century (forget the 21st century) with respect to attitudes toward girls and women. This was indeed a step in the right direction. If the message that females are human can be communicated explicitly by a boy's family then Landon would be fine. Otherwise it makes for boys who are maladjusted to the world around them when they reach college. As a woman I find some Landon alums of a certain age ridiculous with respect to their interactions with women (the simultaneous condescension and putting a woman on a pedestal is something I would expect of someone of an earlier generation).[/quote]

[b][i]Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned [/i][/b]
I suppose the moms who continue to send generation after generation of boys to Landon just aren't as enlightened as you, but the Landon moms I know seem a whole lot happier than you seem to be.

I for one pray that Landon never follows the path of emasculation that other elite private schools in this area have been goaded into.
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Thank you. You made my point.[/quote]

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