Here’s another unexpurgated slice of my latest contribution to editor Carol Rose’s nearly new ‘zine The Hills.
The Hills btw is targeted to and distributed more-or-less exclusively in Mission Hills, Sunset Hill and the hoity toitier sectors of the Country Club
Dan
Hearne, did you forget to mention that you went to Pembroke Hill and was part of the “hoity-toity” little rich kids crowd?
Why exactly did you write this story?
Looper
Whitney Terrell had a far more interesting take on PH in The King of Kings County.
Seriously, are these people – these allegedly self-assured, self-anointed leaders of Kansas City who can fork over $20k a year for high school – so insecure that they need a newsletter telling them how awesome they are? They can’t even make it through one friggin article without taking swipes at public school kids! But, uh, yeah, lack of penmanship is definitely the worst thing about the school. Riiiight.
BTW, that shiny education apparently doesn’t cover which version of principal/principle is correct in the sentence “My father, Jim Ryan was middle school principle…” I learned that for $0 at Lincoln Prep.
smartman
Sing to the tune of Uptown Girl
Trust fund Kids
They go to work inside the family biz
Can’t really make it on their own
They’re all weak like Fredo Corleone
LePeRs
Having been involved with PHSl for almost twenty years, sending three kids through, I have not experienced the extremes described in this article. Surely one is aware that many students come from extremely privileged backgrounds. One would also have to be completely deaf, dumb and blind to not know there are many who come from backgrounds with much less. True, the students on total scholarship are few, but the ones with whom my children have associated were totally integrated and not ostracized. I do not mean to say that they did not feel the class distinctions, they did, but it did not hinder their ability to get the most from attending this college-preparatory school.
Interesting to me, as a non-native Kansas Citian, is how hard a sell independent education options is for area parents. While it may be testament to the quality of suburban school districts, there are many cities across the US which have comparatively more choice (I am not counting religious schools).
The question raised in one comment about why Mr. Hearne would write about his alma mater without disclosing the fact that he attended is pertinent ~ at least in do far as his perception and apparent reasons for posting this sylloge. Perhaps more interesting to inquisitive readers would be to explore what kind of education or pedagogy students receive at independent schools that makes their families so convinced that their expenditure accrues (presumably) greater college preparedness & value?
hearne
You guys forget about my bio on the site? An excerpt if I may: “Hearne is one of those one-name celebs. He was born to humble beginnings, the likes of which only a Kansas City Country Clubber and Pembroke Country Day School brat can know.”
full of yourself
I’m sure everyone has your bio memorized.
Art FIllmore
Pembroke Is The Best School In Both Kansas And Missouri. You’re All Just Jealous!
John Langdon
A fellow faculty brat (Philadelphia area) and I have toyed with the idea of putting together a book (or?) with the possible title, “Children of the Servants.” Would love to hear from you.