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All Myths Busted About Boarding Schools

By The Shri Ram School

When it comes to ensuring the proper foundation of knowledge and values in kids, parents have to toil a lot. Finding a right school for your child is extremely important as it plays an indispensably significant role in shaping the attitude of kids towards the society and life in general. This is what makes choosing the school for kids all the more important for their parents. Parents who are immensely focused on the right kind of development of their kids usually incline towards boarding schools. But at the same time they are wary of the all the myths about them. 
While some consider boarding schools the right platform for a child’s development, many worry about the terrifying stories surrounding it. In reality the myths that seem to terrify most are nothing but farfetched stories.
Most people have a stereotypical perception of the boarding schools that they are meant for troubled children only. This is perhaps the most preposterous myth among other unreasonable ones. Boarding schools happen to have better facilities and focus on the development of the students than any other CBSE or ICSE schools in Gurgaon, Delhi or NCR. Parents who understand it make an informed decision to put their kids in the boarding schools for better overall development.
Another big myth is that the students in boarding are treated as prisoners and their rooms are like a prison. While it is true that boarding school maintain a certain level of strictness which is more than traditional schools but by no means it can be at level with a prison. Students have the freedom to do things that please them as long as they adhere to the rules meant for their safety and discipline. "Boarding school students are bookworms" is another statement often heard in discussions indicating that boarding students are not allowed to have fun. Or worse, they are incapable of having fun. Now this is so ironic that it is hard to digest for a boarding school pass out because all they know is prank. Fun and creating life long memories is an indispensible part of boarding schools that only best IB schools in Delhi/NCR and India can provide.
Parting away from child can be a painful process for any parent but if you wish to make a bright future of your child then you have to take that risk.

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