Interview for ex-WWASPS Students
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A 25 question interview of ex-students who attended WWASPS schools. Answers to each question can be found on the page links below.
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Question 10. Many students were required to ‘work’ in Worksheets and R&R. How did this make you feel? Did you ever have to work there?
"Yes as stated previously, I worked in both areas as an upper level, and as a lower level spent MANY hours in worksheets. If you got over 10 consequences a week, you went. And they loved to give them to me. It could be for anything, not standing up without permission, speaking without permission etc." - J.C., Casa by the Sea
"I do remember working in worksheets and it was almost as bad of a punishment as being in there, listening to those tapes almost put you in a trance with the monotone voice for hours at a time." - A.E., Casa by the Sea
"Yes, the work was janitorial work, it made us feel like shit." - B.B., Ivy Ridge & Tranquility Bay
"I would spend many evenings doing worksheets for hours. No talking, just listening to tapes and answering quiz questions as punishment. This took up the only free leisure time in my entire day. I would have to go for not having my bed made or my hangers not being two finger spaces apart." - L.W., Cross Creek Manor
"Work? I wonder if your talking about filling out the questionnaire on the audio tape. After being in there 5 times you had all of them down. They never changed the tapes. We listened to the same tapes while eating." - Anon, Casa by the Sea
"2 or 3 times I believe in New York I had to & was forced to do 3,000 dishes a day 3-4 times a week." - D.G., Casa by the Sea & Ivy Ridge
"Well the work I was required was sweeping of the floor or something simple never really anything extreme or if it was I blocked it out. We would have rather been up doing something especially when we only need one or two points to get out then sit there for another hour listening to those stupid tapes." - C.L., Casa by the Sea
"You had the option of doing physical labor, and get out of Worksheets, and sometimes I would just do the physical labor. It was always chores, like mopping, or rinsing down the wall, cleaning the toilets, or washing the showers. We never had appropriate sanitary gloves or eye wear while doing this. They were deemed as "weapons." Even q-tips were weapons there. I remember washing the showers on Sunday (aka. child labor day), and we were forced to clean the unventilated showers with our bare hands. Since there were no vents, it would gather mold and mildew in the showers pretty quickly. We were forced to take a broom, dip it into a bucket of bleach and water, and scrub the mildew and mold off of the ceiling. In the meantime, the bleach mixture, along with whatever was on the ceiling, would drip down our arms or off the ceiling and into our eyes, mouths, and noses. I still remember the pain to this day. As far as worksheets itself, I was sent to Worksheets for my first 3 days I was there. There are so many rules, ridiculous rules, to pick up on, so if you break them they send you to Worksheets. You have to sit on the edge of a chair with your back straight and stare straight at a white wall, you can't look anywhere else. In the meantime, they would play these pointless "educational tapes" where someone would be talking about some famous person in history, or about how to behave better, or the 12 step program, or something along that line. You would listen to a series of about 15-20 minute tapes. After each tape you had to take a quiz on what you just heard, if you didn't have enough right answers you had to start over again. This lasted anywhere from 2 - 12 hours depending on your "consequence" and how many questions you missed. I was always a quick learner so I was usually out of there in about 4 - 6 hours. The first day though, I was there all day, because I would keep turning my head. It's a natural reaction to turn your head when you hear a loud noise, but it was still considered "looking out of line." That was a rough first day, on top of the shock and extreme depression I was experiencing, to have to learn the environment I was to be living in in such a dramatic way had made it just that much more worse." - C.A., Casa by the Sea
"Never had to work there. Although, during my last week at Casa, I spent every day at worksheet. It got to the point where I was the only person there and the chaperon of worksheet would let me eat tacos, listen to music, and just do my own workouts in there." - A.T., Casa by the Sea
"I don’t really remember ever being an upper level for R&R, but I think I had the worksheet a few times. I hope I wasn’t an asshole, but I don’t really remember. At the time, I didn’t have any feeling for this. I do remember, I did tell some new people in worksheet, just chill and fake it, you get home faster. I think I helped some people out during the tape exams, I think." - J.K., Casa by the Sea
"I had to work both. When first up on upper levels. I hated it. Especially R&R. Watching a kid laying there on his stomach in that position made me sick to my stomach! I made sure that I did not work in those 2 places very hard. One you get to a certain point on upper levels, you can make that happen." - G.A., Casa by the Sea
"Yes, I worked in R&R several times. I would always let the girl stretch a little when the staff wasn’t looking. I felt terrible being put in such a position and feel guilt about it to this day." - Anon, Casa by the Sea
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Question 10. Many students were required to ‘work’ in Worksheets and R&R. How did this make you feel? Did you ever have to work there?
"Yes as stated previously, I worked in both areas as an upper level, and as a lower level spent MANY hours in worksheets. If you got over 10 consequences a week, you went. And they loved to give them to me. It could be for anything, not standing up without permission, speaking without permission etc." - J.C., Casa by the Sea
"I do remember working in worksheets and it was almost as bad of a punishment as being in there, listening to those tapes almost put you in a trance with the monotone voice for hours at a time." - A.E., Casa by the Sea
"Yes, the work was janitorial work, it made us feel like shit." - B.B., Ivy Ridge & Tranquility Bay
"I would spend many evenings doing worksheets for hours. No talking, just listening to tapes and answering quiz questions as punishment. This took up the only free leisure time in my entire day. I would have to go for not having my bed made or my hangers not being two finger spaces apart." - L.W., Cross Creek Manor
"Work? I wonder if your talking about filling out the questionnaire on the audio tape. After being in there 5 times you had all of them down. They never changed the tapes. We listened to the same tapes while eating." - Anon, Casa by the Sea
"2 or 3 times I believe in New York I had to & was forced to do 3,000 dishes a day 3-4 times a week." - D.G., Casa by the Sea & Ivy Ridge
"Well the work I was required was sweeping of the floor or something simple never really anything extreme or if it was I blocked it out. We would have rather been up doing something especially when we only need one or two points to get out then sit there for another hour listening to those stupid tapes." - C.L., Casa by the Sea
"You had the option of doing physical labor, and get out of Worksheets, and sometimes I would just do the physical labor. It was always chores, like mopping, or rinsing down the wall, cleaning the toilets, or washing the showers. We never had appropriate sanitary gloves or eye wear while doing this. They were deemed as "weapons." Even q-tips were weapons there. I remember washing the showers on Sunday (aka. child labor day), and we were forced to clean the unventilated showers with our bare hands. Since there were no vents, it would gather mold and mildew in the showers pretty quickly. We were forced to take a broom, dip it into a bucket of bleach and water, and scrub the mildew and mold off of the ceiling. In the meantime, the bleach mixture, along with whatever was on the ceiling, would drip down our arms or off the ceiling and into our eyes, mouths, and noses. I still remember the pain to this day. As far as worksheets itself, I was sent to Worksheets for my first 3 days I was there. There are so many rules, ridiculous rules, to pick up on, so if you break them they send you to Worksheets. You have to sit on the edge of a chair with your back straight and stare straight at a white wall, you can't look anywhere else. In the meantime, they would play these pointless "educational tapes" where someone would be talking about some famous person in history, or about how to behave better, or the 12 step program, or something along that line. You would listen to a series of about 15-20 minute tapes. After each tape you had to take a quiz on what you just heard, if you didn't have enough right answers you had to start over again. This lasted anywhere from 2 - 12 hours depending on your "consequence" and how many questions you missed. I was always a quick learner so I was usually out of there in about 4 - 6 hours. The first day though, I was there all day, because I would keep turning my head. It's a natural reaction to turn your head when you hear a loud noise, but it was still considered "looking out of line." That was a rough first day, on top of the shock and extreme depression I was experiencing, to have to learn the environment I was to be living in in such a dramatic way had made it just that much more worse." - C.A., Casa by the Sea
"Never had to work there. Although, during my last week at Casa, I spent every day at worksheet. It got to the point where I was the only person there and the chaperon of worksheet would let me eat tacos, listen to music, and just do my own workouts in there." - A.T., Casa by the Sea
"I don’t really remember ever being an upper level for R&R, but I think I had the worksheet a few times. I hope I wasn’t an asshole, but I don’t really remember. At the time, I didn’t have any feeling for this. I do remember, I did tell some new people in worksheet, just chill and fake it, you get home faster. I think I helped some people out during the tape exams, I think." - J.K., Casa by the Sea
"I had to work both. When first up on upper levels. I hated it. Especially R&R. Watching a kid laying there on his stomach in that position made me sick to my stomach! I made sure that I did not work in those 2 places very hard. One you get to a certain point on upper levels, you can make that happen." - G.A., Casa by the Sea
"Yes, I worked in R&R several times. I would always let the girl stretch a little when the staff wasn’t looking. I felt terrible being put in such a position and feel guilt about it to this day." - Anon, Casa by the Sea
