I Left My Homework in the Hamptons What I Learned Teaching the Children of the 1%
eBook - 2021
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...
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Hanover Square Press
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- English
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File Size | 626 MB |
ISBN | 9780369703156 |
Release Date | 8/17/2021 |
Kindle Book | |
ASIN | B08MTZPKLQ |
Release Date | 8/17/2021 |
OverDrive Read eBook | |
ISBN | 9780369703156 |
Release Date | 8/17/2021 |