[Jeff Higgins]

You have got to be farking kidding me. My son's tuition at the University of Washington didn't even approach that.

At what point does this kind of foolishness change from real value to bragging rights? Does anyone seriously think that a first grade teacher's role should ever be prominent enough in such a young child's life to be worth that kind of money? Are you trying to buy effective parenting from an institution or its teachers?

Most of what a kid still needs by way of "education" at that age should still be coming from the parents. School should only be providing the very basics - the "three R's", along with socialization with a larger group of kids than she will likely play with in the neighborhood. I can't imagine what this school must be offering beyond that to entice folks to pay such outlandish tuition for such young kids, but I'll guarantee the majority of it is really your job.