Monday, October 15, 2012

Boarding School Life Versus Day Schooling

By Lakisha Barton


There are many different options that are available to parent as far as the education of their children is concerned. This has over the years changed with parents in past years having a somewhat easier decision as regards the selection of their institution of choice. One of these choices is between having their children as day scholars and having them as part of boarding school life.

There are different ways in which one can look at these institutions which is hugely dependent on where the person is and the institutions around them. These institutions are usually categorized in a different nature and each has a given characteristic. There are also a couple of advantages that one gets in being in these institutions.

The first has what are known as college prep that make most of this types of institutions that one would find in any area. These are usually strict in terms of their admittance criteria as well as their daily routine of activities. Here the students are required to uphold diligently without fail these routines if they are to maintain their places in the institutions.

The other option is that of what are commonly referred to as academic catch up or academic recover institutions meant to cater to a specific group of students. Usually those who attend these institutions have the intelligence but lack the academic backing to succeed in the conventional learning institutions that are present. They work to prepare these students for college life or in some cases other types of careers.

There are also those institutions that have been dedicated to inculcating some form of values into the students that they have under their wing. This can be referred to as structured institution and one that can be included here are military institutions that instill a certain amount of discipline in their students. One also has religious institutions that usually follow a certain sacred teaching as part of their program in educating their students.

One of the advantages that has been cited as an added plus side to being in these institutions is the increased attention that the child would get from the teacher. There is usually a higher teacher to student ratio in these institutions and they are also very qualified to deal with the children. One also has some additional time to spend with the teachers and mentors.

There is also the fact that students get to have a better grounding when it comes to extra curricula activities which are also important to their education. These facilities provide the student with equipment that cannot be easily matched by most other institutions around. This may be of great importance to the students who have talents in this field.

There are other advantages that mostly have to do with issues as pertains to the development of these students. When it comes to boarding school life, it is generally one that every person should desire to experience. They are many more benefits that one may discover on their own.




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