Comments on: Agape Boarding Schools for At Risk Teens http://www.troubledteenblog.com/agape-boarding-schools-for-at-risk-teens/ Families Struggling with Troubled Teen Issues Sat, 31 Jul 2010 11:16:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: admin http://www.troubledteenblog.com/agape-boarding-schools-for-at-risk-teens/comment-page-1/#comment-1022 admin Wed, 17 Jun 2009 04:02:00 +0000 http://www.troubledteenblog.com/?p=1907#comment-1022 Mike has offered if anyone would like to talk to him about the program he may be reached at Mike_burn13@yahoo.com. Note from the owner of this website everyone's experience is different and teens like anyone else have different needs. Mike has offered if anyone would like to talk to him about the program he may be reached at Mike_burn13@yahoo.com. Note from the owner of this website everyone’s experience is different and teens like anyone else have different needs.

]]> By: mike http://www.troubledteenblog.com/agape-boarding-schools-for-at-risk-teens/comment-page-1/#comment-1019 mike Wed, 17 Jun 2009 03:43:47 +0000 http://www.troubledteenblog.com/?p=1907#comment-1019 My name is mike burnette. I arrived at agape in july of 2006 and spent 6 months there. I left the program without graduating due to my horrible experience there(and i did return home to finish high school and am about to begin my third year of pharmacy school in San Antonio, TX). When i first arrived, i was stripped searched, and all of my personal belongings (from my shoes to my boxers) were confiscated from me. Then i was moved into another room (now only in boxers) and they shaved my head. Then orientation began. Orientation lasted 3 weeks and consisted of non stop workouts in triple digit heat from the time i woke up until the time i went to sleep. Not to mention i was allowed absolutely no contact with my family for the first 30 days i was there. We were also not allowed to speak to one another. Do you know what it's like for a teenager to not be able to carry on a conversation with his peers? It's absolutely horrible. Then there was "restraint." This is a form of punishment when 4-6 of the staff members take you into a small room and manipulate your pressure points, and throw you around a little bit. During my time at Agape, i was restrained numerous times, and evertime i was restrained, i walked out of the restraint room bleeding, or bruised. I remember one specific time Brother Brian (the son of the founder and owner Mr. Clemens) elbowed me in the back of the head, causing my face to slam against the concrete-reinforced wall in the restraint room(Agape is located in tornado alley so therefore has concrete reinforced walls). This left a giant bruise and cut on the left side of my face that i still have a scar from. Brother Brian routinely bragged about his "jurassic-elbow" and the effect it had on us. And thats coming from the son of the owner? And they clame to be a Christian school?? Thats hard to believe when the men that preach to you also physically beat you. My experiences at Agape were horrible, and because of that, i returned home a worse son then when i first arrived there. I came back with the bitter resentment that my mother had sent me to that wretched place. I had all this pent up anger towards the staff at Agape, and i took it out on my family. And it stayed that way until i began seeing a psycologist. I would not suggest Agape Boarding School to any family out there. I am so cionfident that you can find a better boarding school for your son that will use much better tactics for reform. Oh and as for the school, it is non-acreditted. Meaning that all school work done there cannot be transferred to another school. Having a diploma from a non-acreditted school also means youre son is less likely to get into college. Due to the fact that some colleges do not reconize diplomas from non-acreditted schools. My name is mike burnette. I arrived at agape in july of 2006 and spent 6 months there. I left the program without graduating due to my horrible experience there(and i did return home to finish high school and am about to begin my third year of pharmacy school in San Antonio, TX). When i first arrived, i was stripped searched, and all of my personal belongings (from my shoes to my boxers) were confiscated from me. Then i was moved into another room (now only in boxers) and they shaved my head. Then orientation began. Orientation lasted 3 weeks and consisted of non stop workouts in triple digit heat from the time i woke up until the time i went to sleep. Not to mention i was allowed absolutely no contact with my family for the first 30 days i was there. We were also not allowed to speak to one another. Do you know what it’s like for a teenager to not be able to carry on a conversation with his peers? It’s absolutely horrible. Then there was “restraint.” This is a form of punishment when 4-6 of the staff members take you into a small room and manipulate your pressure points, and throw you around a little bit. During my time at Agape, i was restrained numerous times, and evertime i was restrained, i walked out of the restraint room bleeding, or bruised. I remember one specific time Brother Brian (the son of the founder and owner Mr. Clemens) elbowed me in the back of the head, causing my face to slam against the concrete-reinforced wall in the restraint room(Agape is located in tornado alley so therefore has concrete reinforced walls). This left a giant bruise and cut on the left side of my face that i still have a scar from. Brother Brian routinely bragged about his “jurassic-elbow” and the effect it had on us. And thats coming from the son of the owner? And they clame to be a Christian school?? Thats hard to believe when the men that preach to you also physically beat you. My experiences at Agape were horrible, and because of that, i returned home a worse son then when i first arrived there. I came back with the bitter resentment that my mother had sent me to that wretched place. I had all this pent up anger towards the staff at Agape, and i took it out on my family. And it stayed that way until i began seeing a psycologist. I would not suggest Agape Boarding School to any family out there. I am so cionfident that you can find a better boarding school for your son that will use much better tactics for reform.

Oh and as for the school, it is non-acreditted. Meaning that all school work done there cannot be transferred to another school. Having a diploma from a non-acreditted school also means youre son is less likely to get into college. Due to the fact that some colleges do not reconize diplomas from non-acreditted schools.

]]> By: Debbie Damron http://www.troubledteenblog.com/agape-boarding-schools-for-at-risk-teens/comment-page-1/#comment-1012 Debbie Damron Mon, 15 Jun 2009 23:54:58 +0000 http://www.troubledteenblog.com/?p=1907#comment-1012 My son is one of those wonderful young men who graduated last week. What a wonderful moment and such a blessing. Agape is why he graduated.My experience with the school has been awesome the people in charge are always there to help. i was told they never had a problem with college admissions yet.There are a couple different options on the accreditation. if your thinking of sending your son it will be the best thing you could do for you and your family. My son had numerous opportunities there. will write more later on my way to church. Call Agape and they will give you my phone #. Iwas just there last weekend. Debbie My son is one of those wonderful young men who graduated last week. What a wonderful moment and such a blessing. Agape is why he graduated.My experience with the school has been awesome the people in charge are always there to help. i was told they never had a problem with college admissions yet.There are a couple different options on the accreditation. if your thinking of sending your son it will be the best thing you could do for you and your family. My son had numerous opportunities there. will write more later on my way to church. Call Agape and they will give you my phone #. Iwas just there last weekend. Debbie

]]> By: admin http://www.troubledteenblog.com/agape-boarding-schools-for-at-risk-teens/comment-page-1/#comment-1007 admin Mon, 15 Jun 2009 04:05:23 +0000 http://www.troubledteenblog.com/?p=1907#comment-1007 My only comment would be to check the schools academic associations. Many of them are accredited so that the units will transfer. My only comment would be to check the schools academic associations. Many of them are accredited so that the units will transfer.

]]> By: suzanne http://www.troubledteenblog.com/agape-boarding-schools-for-at-risk-teens/comment-page-1/#comment-1005 suzanne Mon, 15 Jun 2009 01:23:37 +0000 http://www.troubledteenblog.com/?p=1907#comment-1005 About HS credits and going to college, I'd call Agape directly. A group of boys just graduate about a week ago. They can give you a real break down of what the boys will be doing. I have not heard of any problems of boys credits not transferring and boys being ineligible for college. The curriculum there is similar to a home school curriculum. Lots of standardized testing to enforce no-cheating. My son is there now and re-learning everything that didn't sink-in. He had an assessment done and found holes in his understanding of math and English. He's been there for about 4 months. So far, my opinion is that it's a lot better than public school education where I live (CA) - where kids seem to be pushed through the system. About HS credits and going to college, I’d call Agape directly. A group of boys just graduate about a week ago. They can give you a real break down of what the boys will be doing. I have not heard of any problems of boys credits not transferring and boys being ineligible for college. The curriculum there is similar to a home school curriculum. Lots of standardized testing to enforce no-cheating. My son is there now and re-learning everything that didn’t sink-in. He had an assessment done and found holes in his understanding of math and English. He’s been there for about 4 months. So far, my opinion is that it’s a lot better than public school education where I live (CA) – where kids seem to be pushed through the system.

]]> By: Rick Eric Norman http://www.troubledteenblog.com/agape-boarding-schools-for-at-risk-teens/comment-page-1/#comment-1000 Rick Eric Norman Sun, 14 Jun 2009 14:49:24 +0000 http://www.troubledteenblog.com/?p=1907#comment-1000 I am thinking of placing my teen at this place, but I have to ask you parents how you manage to get them in somewhere after they graduate because in their papers they state that they cannot guarantee that the credits earned with be recognized by other schools or colleges. How do you find a place where they don't check up on these things afterwards? I am thinking of placing my teen at this place, but I have to ask you parents how you manage to get them in somewhere after they graduate because in their papers they state that they cannot guarantee that the credits earned with be recognized by other schools or colleges.

How do you find a place where they don’t check up on these things afterwards?

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