<p>Davidssabb–don’t move to NYC (where the Blue School is located) 32K actually falls a bit below the average for private non-parochial schools. Most NYC schools are starting at over 35K and then they hit you up for additional “capital improvements” etc. fundraisers. You’d be lucky to get away with your initial tuition payment. FWIW, the NY Post tends to jump all over anything that smacks of less than traditional teaching. The kids in question are all in the early grades (no high-schoolers here). Many kids don’t read fluently before 2nd grade. Many do. It’s a developmental issue that can’t be force-fed. What is worse is the competition among NYC parents for those fast-track nursery schools that are supposedly pipelines into HYP. These parents are tutoring kids for the entrance exams (at age 3!). And to listen to some NYC parents, every kid scores in the 98th percentile (god forbid if s/he doesn’t) If your kid hasn’t taken up fencing or squash by age 6, it’s all over. To be honest I find the attitude of Blue School kind of refreshing at a time when if your 1st grader doesn’t have Harry Potter tucked under his arm, you–and your kid–are losers</p>