<p>I think the problem is that many of these teachers are from a completely different era. They don’t have kids of their own; their education were nowhere near as expensive, even adjusted for inflation, and they live in a bubble. They are just looking at the best-possible education scenario without any true interest in their student’s future. Also, it’s a feather in their cap to say that their student went on to study with <brand name="" teacher=""> at <grand name="" conservatory="">.</grand></brand></p>