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Chargement... I Left My Homework in The Hamptons: What I Learned Teaching the Children of the 1%par Blythe Grossberg
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Inscrivez-vous à LibraryThing pour découvrir si vous aimerez ce livre Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre. Let’s just say, I am glad I didn’t grow up in a New York City Park Avenue family and this memoir gives me more evidence. Blythe Grossberg, a learning specialist, tutors the children of the 1%. Attending private schools, these children must excel not only in academics but often in some sport as well, ensuring from lower school on up that they will be admitted to a top-tier school. Private schools have no tolerance for learning differences. Working with ADHD and dyslexic children, she must tutor them to meet the rigorous academic standards of their schools. In this job, she must compete against heavy sports schedules as well. Kids are exhausted. There were times when parents told her because of the child’s schedule, academic tutoring may not take place until 11pm. Along the way she continually shows the different lifestyle of these kids. One boy, lives in a hotel room by himself, while his parent travel extensively. Another tries to buy a $2.00 bagel with his Gold Amex card. Throughout this, images from The Great Gatsby are interspersed and how the ultra-wealthy relate differently to it than most Americans. ( ) aucune critique | ajouter une critique
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HTML:A captivating memoir about tutoring for Manhattan's elite, revealing how a life of extreme wealth both helps and harms the children of the one percent. Ben orders daily room service while living in a five-star hotel. Olivia collects luxury brand sneakers worn by celebrities. Dakota jets off to Rome when she needs to avoid drama at school. Welcome to the inner circle of New York's richest families, where academia is an obsession, wealth does nothing to soothe status anxiety and parents will try just about anything to gain a competitive edge in the college admissions rat race. When Blythe Grossberg first started as a tutor and learning specialist, she had no idea what awaited her inside the high-end apartments of Fifth Avenue. Children are expected to be as efficient and driven as CEOs, starting their days with 5:00 a.m. squash practice and ending them with late-night tutoring sessions. Meanwhile, their powerful parents will do anything to secure one of the precious few spots at the Ivy Leagues, whatever the cost to them or their kids. Through stories of the children she tutors that are both funny and shocking, Grossberg shows us the privileged world of America's wealthiest families and the systems in place that help them stay on top. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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