How should parents select schools for their child

Education at present is a quantified phenomenon involving a lot of many parameters coming by. In this new millennium, education is not merely restricted to academics as it was in the earlier phase.

The concept of all-round development involving the academic and the aesthetic is an essential feature of quality education today. The New Education Policy, initiated by the Government of India, is a step taken in this regard.

School education, in particular, has gone through a metamorphosis. The conventionality of classroom teaching seconded by oral explanation has given way to a smarter means involving technology and state of the art niche. Considering such a change in the ambit of school education is a necessary case study for all stakeholders, including the guardians in particular.

The future of a child is very much dependent on the school choice of the child.

It is needless to say that education today is an adjunct of the free market economy, where private schools have a very important role to play.

Given the existence of this competitive scenario, the guardians ought to analyze the prospects available for their child.

The yardsticks for choosing a proper institution vary from person to person depending on upbringing, family values, necessary insight, financial capability, and so on and so forth.

But nevertheless, every guardian aspires to provide the child with the best within his or her budget.

The parameters for choosing an institution that caters to the needs of the child are varied. The following points can be kept in mind while doing the same.

1. An institution that can help evolve the conspicuous talent that the child might possess.

2. A system that brings in greater active participation of the child and also the role of the guardians.

3. A mechanism followed, aspiring to achieve all-round excellence both academically and in aesthetics.

4. An institution that helps to cultivate a rational environment and foster a sense of togetherness.

5. A system that helps inculcate the uniqueness of ideas and provides a thriving environment for the blooming buds to prosper.

6. A management that is proactive in understanding and analyzing the complexities of school administration that might crop up from time to time.

In a nutshell, it can be said that the choice of an educational institution is a matter of insight based on proper knowledge and pertinent information.

By,

Shamik Bhattacharjee.

Department of English.

Middle school.

St.Augustine’s Day school, Kolkata