You think wwasp is somehow more ethical b/c they don't pay ed consultants? Or are you just trying to throw sand in folks eyes?
WWAsp has there own ed consulting business - Teen Help.
They try to make Teen Help seem independent of wwasp - but the two are like two heads on a hydra.
Teen Help IS WWASP.
Teen Help refers to WWASP programs only.
So, it seems to me, they have just circumvented the need to work with ed consultants by setting up there own shop.
The ethics are questionable, when you consider how hard they try to pretend to be a separate entity.
I think the ethics are more questionable than the paying of ed consults, by the programs that do; altho I do understand why people question this practice as well.
I also find it questionable that it is ethical to pay parents for placement referrals. In effect, this makes the whole Program Parent Population another branch on their private ed con referral tree.
This practice is also troubling due to the psychological ramifications on the referring Program Parent. It is very much more difficult to admit something is wrong, when you have taken part in it to the point of financial profit.
So, all this being the case; you've sure got some gall to go throwing around accusations against others with regard to ed con ethics.