I find these "gauntlets" interesting as they are as discriminatory as they can be within an inch of the ethical and morals boundaries. And they all stand proud on their non-discriminatory philosophy. Bah!
Each private school forms it's own "tribes" with a uniform student body. They look for the commonalities that allow them to create insular worlds and for 30K per student per year to cater to the delusions parents have that their child is the next "Bill Gates." And if not, at least entrance into a top Ivy League school.
In Los Angeles there are 57, yes that's right 57, private schools that vie for a small percentage of students that qualify for entrance.
The private schools, funded in the past by tons of money from parents, allowed them to "overbuild." Every school had to offer it all in order to compete with each other.
That is exactly what has gotten them into trouble. 57 flavors of schools is NOT sustainable even in a large population center as Los Angeles. Parents able to pay for a customized education that emphasized their values, morals and delusions about their kids, are rare and far between.
I think the schools are now the ones with delusions! Offering to "mold" the students into perfect cookie cutters semblances of their parents expectations is ridiculous. Children are as varied as their parents and only those with the gumption and determination make it in life.
If I am to find the perfect "tribe" for D#2 then I guess I need to look at the commonalities of culture. Wonder where I can find that school, seeped in reality, with a touch of low-cost. That's my kind of tribe.
