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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]No doubt 2500 is a long-term, best-case scenario.  That’s what start-ups do — crow about their big dreams.  It’s supposed to generate enthusiasm and confidence; sometimes it sounds absurd.

This case does beg a question though — if a large, for-profit, Chinese-immersion school does not appeal to people here, what does?  If there is more demand than supply for private schools here, how does a new school of reasonable size get started?
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By not being for-profit and being accredited to start. Without proven results or a track record to sell the school to parents you are going to need to have independent agencies to give it a stamp of approval.  This is not the best analogy but when you go to the grocery store and there's a new product that claims to be organic or kosher you want to see the seal of approval from existing entities that certify that to be the case.  There's none of that here.

I also think the lack of transparency on where the funding for the school is coming from is a big part of it too.  
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