Thought for the Day
In a review of two novels about Upper East Side kids and their schools, Michiko Kakutani writes....
The head of the school refers to students as "customers" and seems intent on increasing "customer satisfaction." The school's cafeteria is a food court that includes sushi and a pizza oven; the school's deans cheerfully accept a host of excuses for plagiarism and cheating. "Leniency," John observes, "was in keeping with the philosophy of the school — let no revenue stream be interrupted."
Remember, she's talking about New York.