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There are no “best schools” but there is a school that is “best” for your child.”
If you are thinking about putting your child in a boarding school, chances are you are confused about its relevance and goodness in today’s world. This confusion will only be further aggravated by opinions and advises from all and sundry.
There are broadly four kinds of reactions to someone sending their child to one of the old, big boarding school.
Since this is about your child’s future, it is important to remain objective and make an educated decision factoring in all the pros and cons. This is what we hope to achieve with this write up.
Let us first look at the some of the most commonly agreed pros of boarding schools. Then, let us critically examine each of them when we talk about the disadvantages.
Now the most intriguing part of this dilemma is how relevant are all the advantages listed in the above section. Most of the “good” boarding schools were established pre-independence in hill-stations imitating British-format, targeted at British children and Indian royal and affluent families. Things have certainly evolved in these schools from that era, no doubt. However, the point is that the boarding school format was established in India to meet these unique climatic and educational demands of British. There were no schools of the same caliber back then.
Today, the situation is different. There are great day schools available across the country, many having international standards. Most of these schools also impart confidence, self-reliance and make kids socialize.
So is boarding school really worth it? It is a decision to be made exclusively by the parents. Your decision to put your child in a boarding school might be plenty – family tradition, school’s brand name, status, peer pressure or even something more troublesome like disciplining a troublesome child. In such cases, a regular day school might not cut it for you. So if you are convinced with your reasons, then it should not matter if few debate the boarding school concept!
Apart from questioning the relevance of what has traditionally been considered as the pros of a boarding school, we also list here some of the most commonly cited cons:
All these aside, if you do decide to send your kid to a boarding school, here are few tips that you need to keep in mind:
As we said before, this is definitely an individual choice that you and your spouse need to make together, based on not just what you both want but also what is best for your child. All the best!
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