<p>My son’s school was one of those mentioned in the article and since he got there I’ve heard how after high school, college is a breeze – and they mean Ivy League, Stanford and MIT. It’s not just the AP classes, it’s having teachers with doctorates and/or particular expertise who teach with real passion. It’s not for everyone – meeting such high standards takes not only innate intelligence but a lot of hard work. But students who do this are rewarded – our school places at all the top schools because those schools know the quality of the education our school provides. Sure, it costs a small fortune, and it’s not in our neighborhood, so my year old car already has 40K miles on it, but for smart, motivated kids such an “incredible” school is worth it.</p>