Thursday, September 10, 2009

Education!!

It has been a real tough time for us to decide where our little daughter Zoya should go for school. We got her admitted in a a school called DPS. Well whats the big deal then? the big deal is, there are these new age school with Airconditoned buses, classes, toilets and what not. There are horses and camels and fun and games. A kid learns everything other than books. That's they call "experiential learning." Now we are a middle class family and have come where we are through simple traditional uniformed AC less schools. I am not sure i want to send Zoya to an environment which she is actually not belonging to. I don't want her to develop a false sense of luxury and security. A good point highlighted to my yesterday was by a friend named Charudatta. Now i respect his views, he is learned and he is deep. he knows India well. he said, the reason why our country is doing well in the world is due to our classic education system. Curriculum based teaching. That does not mean we should not give extra curriculum activities. But the point is if the kid doesn't study then what the hell do they do? how will she go to a good college??? will horses and camels give my daughter the breakthrough after 14 years???

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