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    Madison College Trustyle Salon - Madison College Trustyle Salon

    Madison College Trustyle Salon

    1.0(1 review)
    4.9 mi

    So I'm a student at MATC and I went there as a first time customer, got a trim which was much…read moreshorter than I asked for but I didn't complain because it's a learning school. Then I went back to dye my hair red! Early 2022 maybe March, I went with a few photos. As I'm getting my hair bleached the 2 students are just talking so much garbage and petty nonsense about instructors. Meanwhile the ENTIRE time in that chair every instructor had a different method or suggestion to the students working on my hair. Each time!!! And yet the 2 girls continued shaming the instructors methods. How is that ok? Get on the same page I'm literally making a big change to my hair! Again, I said nothing because they are a learning institution. (Even though the rude remarks were completely unprofessional for 2 girls that are about to graduate in about 3 months) I asked questions about how long red hair dye will last before a touch up. And they gave me so much wrong information. Like the students said I would be ok waiting til July for my cruise for a color touch up. Why did I even believe them? I don't know. Ok so a week later I come back and show them my hair which was BRIGHT PINK NOT RED. All the teachers came around and agreed that was NOT what I asked for and they re did my hair and charged me for the product which still isn't fair to a client. And my hair STILLL wasn't red, it was a red purple. I didn't complain this time and decided I'll just keep it as is because it didn't look too bad. So then I call again probably a month later and tell them hey this color is a nasty brownish red color. It actually turned like this 2 weeks after I was there. Don't forget, I was told I could wait til my cruise in July. Which was like 3-4 months after the hair color. The front desk girl whoever she is pretty much said "no we don't use that in our verbage. No we can't tell you what product we used. No we can't tell you what color we used on your hair. No we would never tell you to wait 3-4 months. No you are wrong we are disagreeing with you on that". She should've at least said ok let me give you a different student. Did she forget I came back multiple times to get my hair right ? Never complained about double paying for product? Oh and bought shampoo from you! And this is your response? To further prove how wrong they are the students literally told me you can wait for your cruise in July to touch up the hair but we won't be here. We will graduate. So come in May if you want us to do it. BUT AGAIN THE CUSTOMER IS WRONG. THEY NEVER SAID THAT APPARENTLY AND IM CRAZY So after that discussion I stayed away for a bit because I live an hour away from the salon. Then after weeks of coloring my own hair red, I called again to get them to do it with whatever color they used since they wouldn't tell me what color they used and to get a trim. GUESS WHAT? they told me I should go elsewhere!!! How crazy is that? If you are an institution then your response should've been hell yea! We want the new students to revive your hair to work on it. Learn. Never did I complain about paying and this is how they treat me. It's sad honestly. Normal professional salons would say come in, let's dye it again, touch it up. Re Educate the client. Anything. But they were on full defend mode. Oh and professional salons would tell you what color or product they are putting in your hair and not hold it as confidential. Ridiculous !!!!!!!

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    Madison Waldorf School - Nature over screens-- Madison Waldorf School is a screen-free environment, prioritizing nature and relationships

    Madison Waldorf School

    4.6(9 reviews)
    5.1 mi

    Beautiful school! Kids are so happy to go to school, they love learning. There is so much outside…read moretime, and they fit in Spanish and German from 1st grade on. The kids play music and sing all the time, they have huge smiles and seem so healthy. We love Waldorf.

    As an active volunteer and parent at MWS, I was deeply invested in the school's success. However,…read moreafter witnessing faculty, staff, and board members dismiss and downplay credible concerns about child safety, ignore warnings from outside experts, and treat concerned families with open hostility, my partner and I felt compelled to disenroll our child for their safety. In our child's first year in MWS's mixed-aged kindergarten class, its pedagogy suited them well, and they thrived. We were deeply thankful for that experience. However with their second year came strict enforcement of a forced nap policy that caused noticeable emotional and behavioral struggles for them as well as multiple children who had outgrown naps. We eventually learned that this policy required all children to lie still and quiet in a dark room for up to 90 minutes a day, without alternatives for quiet play or reading in a lit space for those who could not sleep, while the teacher often left the room for the rest of the day. This had not been fully disclosed to parents previously. Seeking clarity, we consulted outside experts including a licensed child psychologist, who advised MWS that the enforced nap practice was developmentally inappropriate and potentially harmful, especially as most 5- and 6-year-olds will have outgrown naps by that age. We contacted other Waldorf schools which reacted with surprise and concern when told of MWS's nap policy. We also learned that, by contrast, WI state law requires licensed childcare centers (which MWS is not) to allow children who don't fall asleep within 30 minutes to move "off their sleeping surface and given a choice of activities in a reasonably lighted area". Despite bringing this information to the school in a good-faith and collaborative manner, our attempts to discuss this topic further were met with defensiveness and dismissal. Alarmed by the effects of subjecting children who have outgrown naps to this treatment, we voiced our worries to the school administrator and board. We were met with further dismissal and disparagement. After additional parents raised their own concerns, the board did eventually agree to an outside review -- but rejected calls to work with a licensed child psychologist in favor of hiring an "anthroposophical psychologist" instead. The school ultimately contracted a formal Waldorf teacher who lacked any training or licensure as a psychologist. During my meeting with this individual, whose role was to ostensibly serve as a neutral party and childhood development expert, they stated that while practitioners of "mainstream psychology" might be concerned with the appropriateness and safety of the current MWS naptime policy, Waldorf educators "know what's best" for their children, and that that should be sufficient to put any concerns to rest. Increasingly out-of-touch and aggressive communications from the school community followed. One individual, vying for the school's open admissions director role, urged the board and administration to expel us and another family for questioning the practices of a Waldorf teacher. Their memo also pressed for what was then an ongoing investigation into child safety concerns be quashed immediately. That individual was subsequently hired. My partner and I ultimately withdrew our child from MWS to ensure their safety and well-being, and in protest of how this and other issues across the school were handled. Subsequently connecting with other families who left MWS revealed a disturbing pattern of dismissal, denial, bullying and gaslighting -- including but not limited to concerns over naptime policy -- as well. I urge current and prospective families to be vigilant and to critically assess what type of environment they want for their child and family. Finally, it saddens me to anticipate that MWS might respond to this and other critical reviews with misinformation and personal disparagements. I encourage readers to weigh any such responses thoughtfully as they draw their own conclusions about which school is right for their family.

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