My colleague thought aloud to rationalise the annual amount that was charged in addition to the monthly tuition fees. It does not include books, uniform, lunch, stationeries and accessories, or transport. Tk 2.5 lakh was charged to facilitate the sacred ritual of entering school. As a young parent who will have to worry about sending two more kids to school, he pondered: what exactly happens at admission? Does the school provide the child with a start-up grant? A small equity portfolio? A tea garden in Sreemangal? Is the child being quietly converted into an offshore educational asset?