CAUGHT BETWEEN A BRUTAL MERITOCRACY
AND A RADICAL NEW PROGRESSIVISM, A PARENT
TRIES TO DO RIGHT BY HIS CHILDREN WHILE
NAVIGATING NEW YORK CITY’S SCHOOLS.
BY
GEORGE PACKER
56 OCTOBER 2019 THE ATLANTIC
ILLUSTRATIONS BY PAUL SPELLA
CAUGHT BETWEEN A BRUTAL MERITOCRACY
AND A RADICAL NEW PROGRESSIVISM, A PARENT
TRIES TO DO RIGHT BY HIS CHILDREN WHILE
NAVIGATING NEW YORK CITY’S SCHOOLS.
BY
GEORGE PACKER
56 OCTOBER 2019 THE ATLANTIC
ILLUSTRATIONS BY PAUL SPELLA