Educational standard in International Schools?

r2hyd2009 · Post by **r2hyd2009** » Sat Oct 13, 2007 12:06 am

I see lot of parents in this forum looking for schools which do not pressurise kids, sports and other extra curricular activities etc. I am also one among them looking for good schools for my kids who would be 7 and 3 by the time we return in 2009.

My school days were entirely different. School, tuitions, exams, marks, EAMCET, rank, etc.etc...and then engineering, software, IT job, US..pretty much same with most of us. And day by day comeptetion is increasing for getting into GOOD engineering/medical college, IIT, IIMS etc.

I want my son's schooling experience should be different from mine. I know I need not worry about EAMCET from day one I put him in a school. But 6 or 7 years down the line I should! What would be the educational standards in the international schools? Will these kids be able to face the competetion from traditional tuition going kids? I know that Engineering and medical are the only available courses, but my question is will these kids be on par with them!!!Which way should we go - Conventional or International?

Old-Spice2 · Post by **Old-Spice2** » Sat Oct 13, 2007 12:48 am

>>>available courses, but my question is will these kids be on par with them!!!Which way should we go - Conventional or International?

If you plan to live in India permanently, conventional will be better. If you plan to send your kid to US/abroad after high school, may be other school types should be explored. I guess even with conventional school, kid should be able to go overseas for higher studies.

Why do you want to shield your kid from high pressure competition? If you want Wall St kind of jobs for the kids, unless he/she is from top 10 business school, the companies wont even look at the resume. If you want Silicon Valley kind of career for the kids, again MS from a top univ is a basic requirement.

If you want the kid to be in maid service, handyman or work in B&N, then it does not matter which type of school they attend. Is there any short cut to big money, success and comfortable life without high quality education? (forget about Sachin or Shah Rukh -- those guys have natural talent).

r2hyd2009 · Post by **r2hyd2009** » Sat Oct 13, 2007 2:46 am

>> Why do you want to shield your kid from high pressure competition?

Its not that I want to shield him off from pressure. Its about exposing him to other activities other than studies. I want him to participate in different sports so that he develops interest in any one of them. I see this kind of exposure in international schools which we never had in conventional schools

>>If you want the kid to be in maid service, handyman or work in B&N, then it does not matter which type of school they attend.
I definitely dont want my kid to become one of these. Not that I dont value dignity of labor etc etc,,but by paying around 10K per month towards his school fee I dont want to see him there :-)

harishk · Post by **harishk** » Sat Oct 13, 2007 5:39 am

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I want my son's schooling experience should be different from mine. I know I need not worry about EAMCET from day one I put him in a school. But 6 or 7 years down the line I should! What would be the educational standards in the international schools? Will these kids be able to face the competetion from traditional tuition going kids? I know that Engineering and medical are the only available courses, but my question is will these kids be on par with them!!!Which way should we go - Conventional or International?[/quote]

Those days are history. The competition today is not comparable to what existed 10-15 years ago. Now there is an abundance of engineering. medical, arts, science colleges. Further the number of private institutions has also gone up in the last few years.

Specifically speaking for EAMCET, almost everyone qualifies for an engg. seat and many more get into medical (6-8X), than 10 years ago.

There are also more opportunities. So in a few years, you can expect to see a gradual reduction in pressure.

Relax. Let the kids play.

sriks · Post by **sriks** » Sun Oct 14, 2007 8:04 pm

r2hyd2009;50778I see lot of parents in this forum looking for schools which do not pressurise kids, sports and other extra curricular activities etc. I am also one among them looking for good schools for my kids who would be 7 and 3 by the time we return in 2009.

My school days were entirely different. School, tuitions, exams, marks, EAMCET, rank, etc.etc...and then engineering, software, IT job, US..pretty much same with most of us. And day by day comeptetion is increasing for getting into GOOD engineering/medical college, IIT, IIMS etc.

I want my son's schooling experience should be different from mine. I know I need not worry about EAMCET from day one I put him in a school. But 6 or 7 years down the line I should! What would be the educational standards in the international schools? Will these kids be able to face the competetion from traditional tuition going kids? I know that Engineering and medical are the only available courses, but my question is will these kids be on par with them!!!Which way should we go - Conventional or International?

I am in a similar boat as yours. I have 2 kids (boys 4 &1).The elder kid has started playing and enjoying soccer at community level and seeing the profesionalism and sports oppurtunities here ,i am really worried if this kind of environment would carry if we plan to r2i in next 2 years.most probably we may go to kompally area, any one here pleese let us know the good schools and clubs that offer good exposure to kids in that area.

luvtolia · Post by **luvtolia** » Wed Oct 17, 2007 2:11 am

Educational Standard is way below standard in International Schools. First, In schools like ISH, Oakridge or Chirec etc, the turnover is very high and some of the staff is from old city, to the point in an international school some teachers can't even converse properly in English. They claim it is project based learning,IB curriculum but it does not prepare the kids for good colleges.
Having a fancy building, and claiming to have all the activities(when half the staff is not qualified or present) does not justify good academic standards, not to mention the amount we have to shell out every year. Last, but not least in traditional schools the values are still there, which is one of the primary reasons to R2I.

r2hyd2009 · Post by **r2hyd2009** » Thu Oct 18, 2007 1:09 am

Good to know that #6. Do you know of any good traditional schools in Hyderabad? Do they have extra curricular actvities also? I know there will be some small schools yet, mainatin good standard and reputation. Do you know of any such schools?

smahyd2007 · Post by **smahyd2007** » Wed Oct 24, 2007 7:46 pm

My 2 cents - Nothing beats US education where creativity is given high priority at all levels. That is why kids do projects at elementary level. You don't have to be a doctor or engineer to be successful. That's old Indian culture. Look at so many successful people here, they don't have doctor or engineering degrees. Whatever you do (music, sports, art to name a few), you have to do it passion and creativity. How many of us come across professor in US University who changed their careers because they did not like what they start with but found their passion. That is why you don't declare your major in college until sophomore year as they are not exposed to every thing that they may like.

am2007 · Post by **am2007** » Thu Oct 25, 2007 12:33 am

r2hyd2009;51741Good to know that #6. Do you know of any good traditional schools in Hyderabad? Do they have extra curricular actvities also? I know there will be some small schools yet, mainatin good standard and reputation. Do you know of any such schools?[/quote]

There are lot of good, traditional schools where they impart values. They also have extra curriculars, but they pretty basic. If you are one of the folks like me who attended a traditional school in Hyd during the 70s and 80s, you know what I mean.

Coming to the names of these schools....it depends on where you live and how far you are willing to send your kids. You have Gurukul, St. Anthony's High School, Vasavi Public School and St. Paul's in Himayat Nagar which are pretty good by any standards. Lot of my friends and their friends who went to these schools are doing pretty well now. Similarly, you'll find good schools near Vidya Nagar, BVB near Old MLA Quarters, Grammar school in Abids, Satya Sai Vidya Vihar near Masab Tank. You probably know about the Kendriya Vidyalaya schools.

The point is, every area/locality will have a good, traditional school within a 2-3KM radius. I only mentioned the ones that are close to where I grew-up.

luvtolia · Post by **luvtolia** » Thu Oct 25, 2007 4:12 am

If the extra curriculars are pretty basic, they can be enriched outside schools. Also, one more advantage is these schools do not have long hours like the international schools, I heard even gitanjali has IGCSE now. If the kids are young socially also they can adapt very well in traditional schools.