When people pay exorbitant fee so their kids can attend expensive schools, it is not just the education they're paying for.

They're paying to secure valuable future networking for their kids, to have a seat at the rich's table.

The rich stay rich by networking among themselves.

What the wealthiest folks spend all their time doing is attending dinners, fund-raisers, weddings, birthday parties, golf games etc.

It is in such gatherings that the juicest deals are struck, wealth is carefully redistributed and old friendships are strengthened

Middle class folks who understand this don't even flinch paying through the skin to use their kids education as a leverage.

Not only do they stand a chance to meet folks from the upper class in an informal setting (PTA meetings etc?),they're also placing your kids on a pedestal

You see, the kids of the wealthiest parents today are very much likely to be the wealthiest tomorrow.

They might not be as rich as their parents (say, Dangote),but they'd control a substantial amount of wealth.

Wealth normally creates more wealth: Wealth = CAPITAL.

So, if, say Otedola, Dangote, Adenuga send their kids to Covenant, here's what happens when a middle class family gets their kids to Covenant:

1. They have a link to the Otedola/Dangote/Adenuga family. Say, the kids become friends... Family friends? Boom. Juicy friendship

2. They're ensuring their kids get a ticket to wealthy club of the future, because the future families of Dangote etc are most likely a control future wealth.

So ensuring your kids "roll with them," means giving them a seat at tomorrow's "rich men circle."

So when people pay that huge amount for "education", there is more to it.

Education in itself is quite cheap. But networking is expensive.

Networking is Transcorp, Networking is golf, Networking is covenant Uni.

Or any social setting where the Rich thrive

Secure that future

Just to add: Not every expensive school offers this sort of valuable networking.

Some schools are just expensive to give off an aura of wealth: they have little/no history,the wealthy don't patronize them.

They just exploit the avarice and ignorance of the Nigerian middle class

There are schools, churches, clubs, Hotels, locations that the truly wealthy patronize.

Those places have an aura of class (not just luxury.) Those are the sort of places I am talking about.

It is okay to pay yourself into such circle using your kids education.Issa investment.

Just to add: Not every expensive school offers this sort of valuable networking.

Some schools are just expensive to give off an aura of wealth: they have little/no history,the wealthy don't patronize them.

They just exploit the avarice and ignorance of the Nigerian middle class

There are schools, churches, clubs, Hotels, locations that the truly wealthy patronize.

Those places have an aura of class (not just luxury.) Those are the sort of places I am talking about.

It is okay to pay yourself into such circle using your kids education.Issa investment.

Just to make some clarification:

1.I never said the only reason parents send kids to expensive schools is to tap into upper class network opportunities. I said they're getting valuable networking opportunity IN addition to the education their kids will be getting. Icing on cake

2. No one is saying every kid from a wealthy family will end up rich. But truth is that they're more likely to end up with substantial amount of wealth compared to a kid from a poor family who's working hard from scratch. I think this is an established fact eh?

3. Why do people assume that kids from wealthy families mostly will end up spoilt?

Check the backgrounds of the families of Otedola, Dangote, Alakija, Bill Gates, Zuckerberg etc

They're all from wealthy families. They are just as brilliant as anyone out there.

The whole idea of spoilt rich brats is a Nollywood/Hollywood stereotyped creation.

So as you're going to your regular school and scoring As, a rich kid is getting similar As in a more conducive environment, networking opportunities and other support systems.

Besides, if we factor in science, a child from a comfortable home is more likely to have better IQ than someone from socially-strained family.

Woh, I am tired of explaining. Take it however you like it. My thread is borne out of experience in the last few years. Networking is