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Those Crazy Gothamites
So the front page of the New York Times today blasted the news that it is almost impossible to find a spot for one's toddler in New York City's private preschools. The competition is apparently so fierce and hilarious that it has spawned all sorts of industries including:
Private School Consulting Firms
Early Child Care Referral Agencies (there is a distinction to be made here, I'm sure)
And, of course (do I need to say this even?):
Reality Television Programming about lunatic New York City Mothers. The pilot for one series is called "Manhattan Mom."
Why all this competition? What's the deal? What if you are just groping around trying to figure out what happens in playgroups? What if private school isn't your bag for any number of reasons? Is this problem worse in public schools? Are there public pre-schools?
This crisis must be real because I heard about it first this morning from "In the Papers" on New York 1 (local news) where my favorite anchor Pat Kiernan confessed that his daughter has received the much-dreaded wait list letter from her school of choice.
This is not a "poor me" post. Not yet, in any case. I just think this is yet another instance where the crazy craziness of New York is being magnified and caricatured for the rest of the world.
And really, if I'm going to buy into that article, I may as well buy in to this one, which should put my worries to sleep. Toddlers, it says, are actually altruistic. Who knew? If Felix is so hapless as to be denied entry anyplace, all I have to do is wait for some pure-hearted tyke to give up his or her spot. I'm sure it happens all the time.
posted by Elise at 11:43 AM
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