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By Alex Nuti – de Biasi, the Journal-Opinion
“At the semesterlong Mountain School program, families pay $40,000 for their teens to do chores on a farm in rural Vermont.”
The Wall Street Journal profiles (gift link) The Mountain School in Vershire.
High-achieving high school juniors from around the country arrive to take classes, perform farm work, prepare meals, and clean bathrooms.
“Some students come from privileged backgrounds and weren’t asked to do many chores at home. Director Alex Myers has seen teens try to sweep without touching the broom to the floor; he has to intervene to correct them.”
It’s not necessarily about performing chores, notes one parent and alum.
“Students learn to appreciate the people doing these tasks in every community.”
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Put them to work on a real farm
, get paid and take the place of illegal aliens!
40 K for a semester! What a racket! Would be interesting to know the qualifications of the staff and what and how information is presented to the kids. Guess the cost also includes room and board so it’s not out of line for collage tuition.
I thought this was a school for incorrigible kids. About 40 years ago my kids father went to highschool in vershire. It was for nonconformist types. He was a rich kid. I bet its the same one. Anyone know?!