Clubs, schools and education..

Increasingly we find "premium", "world", "exclusive", "international", "holistic", "360degree" adjectives when it comes to schools. This is akin to clubs where the criteria for admission are predefined like all male, all with a particular title, all smokers, etc etc. Here the unspoken criteria for most of these schools is the money - if you can afford it - welcome!! This creates an exclusive club of the moneyed and an aspiring group who want their child to be part of this "club" because the criteria is money and not education. After all it is for an education that the kids are going to the school - so how can education be the criteria for admission in the first place?!

Personally I would prefer the school nearest to place of residence as that allows for more extra curricular activities without a lot of time spent on travel as traffic is an issue in most metros today. Boarding schools are not discussed as they are a separate breed and require different parameters like psychological effects of separation etc. There is a saying in tamil - a child which studies will study anywhere!! So dont perpetuate this ranking of schools but as parents participate more in the education of your child and you will be surprised that the ranking of the school does not matter.

refer earlier blog http://forsec.blogspot.com/2009/02/home-schooling.html for more..