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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm convinced the point is: to learn to handle pressure. Intense pressure because this is how, this echelon of students, will advance in the adult world of work. Making hard choices, working at maximum efficiency, managing stress at the highest professional levels. I don't believe it's generally about the mastery of subject matter.[/quote]

This.  It's training for Wall Street, Medical Residency, the big Law firm, etc where the they basically work the crap out of you 24/7 when you are just out of school.  Those that were trained to handle the crushing load and high stress in high school will have an advantage.  Is it worth it in the end?  That's a personal/family decision.  [/quote]

I am not sure you understand Wall Street training. The actual work as an IBanking analyst literally does not require more than an 8th grade education…but you need to know how to handle lots of verbal abuse, having your weekends canceled on Friday at 6pm, etc.  In my experience, where you went to HS might be helpful in getting a job, but there is no correlation in terms of the kids that stick it out and the ones that quit after a year.[/quote]

You missed the point (OP here but I wasn't the poster you're replying to). It's not the academics that the poster is saying prepares these kids for these careers. It's the grind. They know how to live with no time margin, little sleep, no mistakes, no retakes, no late work ever, etc.
It's the crappy part of these high schools that prepares them well for careers that also demand one's whole life.

Frankly I think these high school experiences suck and so do these jobs (having experience with one myself and not wishing it on my kids) but they are remarkably similar.    [/quote]

I get the point exactly…but having worked on Wall Street I know that the private school kids are just as likely to say “f**k it” and quit after a year as anyone else.  You must have witnessed it as well.

Imagine you put in all the hours and your work product is excellent but you used the wrong font.  You wouldn’t believe how many analysts were ripped a new one for something like that.  Do Big3 teachers curse at you when you make minor mistakes?  Are you likely to get an F or expelled because you had to pull two all-nighters and passed out…but you missed the deadline for a meaningless company pitch (happened to one of my colleagues…out of the hospital, ok…well you’re fired).

Also, 4 years of college can do a lot to unlearn the habits you mention.[/quote]

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