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[quote=Anonymous]We have gone to the open house, the tour and met some of the teachers-( no this is not scam promotion..we are a real family) and are both skeptical and very impressed. Two of our three kids really resonated with the pitch---and the aspirations of the school are absolutely spot on for how one might prep kids for the future. The staff seem smart and sophisticated and VERY committed. This enterprise should not be underestimated. It has shaken the local top private top schools to the core with its spending and luring of teachers, with it's innovative approach that no one in town is even close to. And yes its  scary to think of the Chinese oversight that might be hovering, but I think the whole educational community is going to be a bit shocked when they open, at how robust and well designed the institution is..don't dismiss it..but do ask the hard questions...is there an exit plan since its a private entity?..who is in charge, really?...as for Chris Whittle himself, something might be off--very hard to discern... but Avenues (it's NYC predecessor of sorts)  is the farthest thing from a failure and impossible to get into now..and no one took it seriously when it was in in pitch mode... education is in dire need of reinvention so even if you hate the concept at least respect the boldness of the effort. [/quote]

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