griffinej5
Posted : 4/24/2006 4:16:54 PM
ORIGINAL: smilee1079
Yes, I tutor kids who are the exact opposite of the kids I teach. They are 6-8th graders... 3 families. 2 of the 3 families have huge houses on the golf course of a private country club (I coincidentally used to be a waitress at the club during college).These kids have it all, and more, but are not snobby at all. They go to a school where the tuition is over $30,000 a yr. and each family has 2 or 3 kids. It is completely different!
I meant to respond to this earlier, and then I completely forgot about it. The kids I work with are actually in the public school, and they really couldn't go to a private school, well except for one private school, which i'm sure their parents would gladly pay for if they could go. That school currently only has 10 students, and a waiting list. One boy's parents applied for him to go there, but he was rejected. The other boy's mom once told me that they might make a big donation to the school, and then hope their donation is big enough that their son gets in. I know the boy who is the namesake of the foundation that is associated with the school, and his mother, and I'd be happy to get in the school for a tour.