Zank, I was glad to hear that your experiences were positive. I'm curious: How isolated was the school in Mexico?
Here in Thailand, where the school has also received high marks in general, the school and the dorms were located in a large (about one million population when it was started, much more now) provincial capital city. Everything - dorms, class rooms and offices - were located in normal neighborhoods. It was probably a challenge to maintain a decorous level of privacy; it was impossible to avoid casual observation. Thai people will admit to being nosey, especially about foreigners. Eyes had to have been everywhere.
I don't think that is the only consideration. I honestly believe we had some very high quality people involved in running the school and dorms. They deserve credit for making things as hospitable and safe as they did. But, I'm sure other schools had some pretty high quality people involved in their schools, too. So, I've been casting around for a common thread.
I've been wondering if the relative isolation of many of the mission boarding schools, not just in NTM but other mission societies as well, does not provide just such a commonality. Hence my question.
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