On 4/7/08, Biju Chacko <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Sat, Apr 5, 2008 at 8:14 PM, Madhu Kurup <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I think you meant this link: > > <snip> > I'm still trying to figure out what kind of school to send Ben to. On > one side, I'm hearing stories of rote learning and exam drills for 3 > year olds in traditional schools. On the other, I'm worried about the > influence of the children of the nouveau-riche in the non-traditional > schools.
There are a few reasonable and decent schools in Bangalore; but as in the grand style of outsourcing everything that can be oursourced (based on mere financial affordability), parents cannot and should not simply outsource the whole 'education' department to the 'schools,' IMHO. But many do so, so may be bringing.up/educating kids is NOT considered a corecompetencearea of the parents, unfortunately (or may be fortunately). However, these sperm and egg donors may enforce the SLAs by asking for reports, observations, homeworks, camps, visits etc from the school management. 'We insist on accountability, siree.' :-) I can rattle off a few names (of 'schools'), if you want (vaguely remember that I posted some info on schools in this list sometime back) and feel that the choice is quite well spread whether it is for the new rich or traditionally rich or wannabe rich or wantonly poor or whatever - provided the parents also pitch in, at least by acting as shining examples, say like jack nicholson in that kubrick flick. We have been having many a round of such discussions with fellow concerned/confused parents, in the context of 'education' and I sincerely believe that it is THE home that is the origin of behavioural traits and attitudes in kids, period - of course schools may slightly amplify/reduce the effect, but this is fairly minimal, I think. > A friend took his daughter went for a Pirates of the > Caribbean themed birthday party at Angsana for a 7 year old the other > day for example. His estimate was that about a lakh/lakh and a half > was spent on it. As he was leaving, his daughter asked for a similar > party for her next birthday. > I am really sorry to know this. It is unfortunate that, in spite of the fact that the friend took the trouble of taking his daughter all the way to angst-sana resort, the child not only did like the show but also demanded a similar one! It was an act done in good faith by the pa, and look how valuelessly and deviantly the kid is responding. O tempora! O mores!! What the world is coming to! :-( Seriously, if pa feels that it is important enough to be part of such tamaashas, there is nothing wrong in the kid following in the footsteps of pa? On the contrary, assuming that he had gone to some museum or library or had some fun with math or juggling or painting or whatever, along with the kid - may be the kid would have asked for something more of this? Am just wondering.8-) All in all, I think I would like to box the ears of all such offending parents (including that of my children) and give them a slap or two and ask them to look at themselves. ramjee, who has to warn his daughter to go read some good literature and get a life, instead of fiddling with the bloody computer. You know that I HAVE to respond to all mails that I receive thru all lists, including fwd:fwd:fwds as soon as they land in my mbox, but SHE? What excuse does she have, I DEMAND to know! Whatever happened to the good old WAYS? Sheesh, I shudder to think. To think, that is. -- http://www.qsl.net/vu2sro/ The lyfe so short, the Craft so long to lerne. -- Geoffrey Chaucer (The Assembly of Fowles)
