[zz] Tiger Mom Has Nothing on This Mom

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[zz] Tiger Mom Has Nothing on This Mom

Post by Jun » 2011-03-16 9:22

http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/manh ... Bd1DiWO1jP
Tot's 'Ivy' suit
Mom raps preschool
By DAREH GREGORIAN
Posted: 1:56 AM, March 15, 2011

A mad-as-heck Manhattan mom says her daughter's Ivy League dreams have been all but dashed -- and she's only 4 years old.

Nicole Imprescia is suing the $19,000-a-year York Avenue Preschool, saying her daughter, Lucia, was forced to spend too much time with lesser-minded 2- and 3-year-olds when she should have been focusing on test preparation to get into an elite elementary school.

The suit, filed in Manhattan Supreme Court, notes that "getting a child into the Ivy League starts in nursery school" and says the Upper East Side school promised Imprescia it would "prepare her daughter for the ERB, an exam required for admission into nearly all the elite private elementary schools."

But "it became obvious [those] promises were a complete fraud," the suit says. "Indeed, the school proved not to be a school at all but just one big playroom."

The miffed mom yanked her daughter after just three weeks -- but the school is refusing to refund the $19,000 she had to pay up front, said her lawyer, Mathew Paulose.

Bonus: The Benefits of Play (Scientific American Mind, Feb 2009)
http://www.scientificamerican.com/artic ... d-for-play
The Serious Need for Play
Free, imaginative play is crucial for normal social, emotional and cognitive development. It makes us better adjusted, smarter and less stressed
By Melinda Wenner | January 28, 2009 | 44

Brown did not know which factor was more important. But in the 42 years since, he has interviewed some 6,000 people about their childhoods, and his data suggest that a lack of opportunities for unstructured, imaginative play can keep children from growing into happy, well-adjusted adults. “Free play,” as scientists call it, is critical for becoming socially adept, coping with stress and building cognitive skills such as problem solving. Research into animal behavior confirms play’s benefits and establishes its evolutionary importance: ultimately, play may provide animals (including humans) with skills that will help them survive and reproduce.
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Post by silkworm » 2011-03-16 11:31

"when she should have been focusing on test preparation to get into an elite elementary school."
好奇考试怎么准备?上个小学就得18般武艺了难道。
不过幼儿园也够牛的,2万刀预付,没有退款政策。

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Post by 豪情 » 2011-03-16 13:51

我们家宝宝现在上的学校可以分期付款, 但是即使退学也是要继续付的.
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Post by dropby » 2011-03-16 18:04

我们这里一家有名的私校preschool就要考试的。我同事的孩子就没考上。

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Post by Jun » 2011-03-16 19:25

学校也是黑社会呀。
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Post by tiffany » 2011-03-16 21:02

我很ws的想那个当妈的就是不想付学费,告学校,来个庭外和解,省了10好几千呢。 :mrgreen:
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Post by 豪情 » 2011-03-16 22:43

我就这么理解的. 她不就是想拿回学费么. 也没有要求补偿考不上IVY的损失.
私立学校K班都要考试. K班之前不一定正式考, 但是也有要面试观察的.我刚听到的一个经济实用型民工办学的考试内容, 我们家小朋友一点希望都没有.
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