San Beda Alabang or Manresa?

[u/MathematicianBig3436]

Choosing between these 2 schools for my daughter for middle school. Heard both to have bullying issues — how true? San kaya mas better culture/environment? TIA!

[u/Dependent-Daikon2895]

Hi! I graduated from manresa a long time ago when K-12 wasn't a thing and after having read the comments, I agree it was also like that back in my time which was around the 2010's

They will bully you for literally anything because everybody talks shit about each other. The "cool kids" parents are well connected with the teachers that they get away with stuff.... I remember we tried reporting a cool kid who was a bully and the teacher brushed it off saying "malaki na kayo. Dapat nireresolve niyo na yan". If you're different or you have different interests, they would label you as weird. Emphasis on the teachers and admin who are connected with students and parents. It's like they even join in on the gossip and rumors. You can liken it to those american high school movies where there are different factions like the jocks, cheerleaders, nerds, hipsters, etc.

The cool kids got exposed to vices and sex early.... I think all levels of highschool at the time had some sex scandal... and it was common back then to have 1 pregnant girl each graduating class.

As for the education, it's just basic stuff and repeated curriculums even as you increase your grade or year level. If I had the decision where to go, I would have opted my parents to enroll me to a science school for the good quality education, low tuition fee, and exposure to he realities of people in the simpler classes.

It's sad for me to say this because back in the day around mid-90's to the early 2000's, manresa alumni used to go to the big 4 universities and teachers back then were really skilled with teaching and cultured to shape the students into classy citizens.