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[quote=Anonymous]Let me sum up the private school world, in brief:

There are people who want very very badly to be special. To this end, they will buy the things they are told will make them special: be that clothing, cars, or education brand names for their kids. I have a friend whose five year old was shut out one year in NYC? She moved to another country where the elite schools are easier to get into.

I think this was kind of sad.

Most private schools subsisted for decades (centuries) on diet of a very insular, homogenized class of students whose families came from the right banks and law firms and chambers of government. As American wealth expanded more people wanted seats at the same table. That stodgey fairly sheltered environment began to be seen as something to be envied, coveted. A way in. A seat at the table. A commodity beyond tuition fees. A future.

A lifestyle.

Now such things still exist for those of you who think you need it. I'm not denying that good schools provide excellent educations. They do. But education's not that hard, and if all you're worried about is the merit and prestige of getting your kid into Harvard... You're missing what was supposed to be the point of going to a school like Harvard.

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