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Tragedy of Class 1 pupils in Boarding schools
Rank: Member Joined: 6/14/2010 Posts: 521 Location: Nairobi
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AlphDoti wrote:I didn't go to boarding but, my kids did, and it turned out it was the right decision. Just choose a good school. At the age of 10, I went to boarding school. I had pestered my parents to take me there till they gave in. I don't regret at all.
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Rank: Elder Joined: 12/17/2009 Posts: 3,583 Location: Kenya
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AlphDoti wrote:All those asking why anyone sends their 9 year old to boarding school are still hating their parents for doing this. And they don't have their own children yet.
There are so many reason why a parent would send a child to boarding. Everybody have their own reasons. Just have your own children and decide whether you want them to go to boarding in Primary or not. Choices have consequences. For me, yes boarding is a must from class 5. And it has worked! Talk of the TV, the time wasting on the road, getting tired, interruptions, etc
The fore issue was accident. How many children are killed everyday on the road to and fro school? How many fires happen at home killing the days-scholars? So let us not get emotional and say boarding is to blame. Yes the fore issue was accident, but the cause of death was attributed to the kids going back into the fire to salvage their belongings, now that needed an adult/parent presence to give guidance - thus the issue of parents dumping their kids in boarding schools arising.
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Rank: Elder Joined: 10/23/2008 Posts: 3,966
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Just like marriage, parenting also depends with a father or mother's reasons. All my siblings did well in primary boarding schools and they are doing great. Luck is when Preparation meets Opportunity. ~ Lucius Annaeus Seneca
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Rank: Member Joined: 11/19/2009 Posts: 3,142
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Rank: Member Joined: 11/19/2009 Posts: 3,142
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"That may not be good for them or for society,"
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Rank: New-farer Joined: 7/23/2012 Posts: 32
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Um Sayala wrote:12 yrs is ok for boarding. They have definitely learnt your values (if you have any). But how do you take a seven, eight and nine yr olds to boarding school? You'd rather surrender them for adoption instead. Nkt
So at what age will you ever have them if by this age they've left your house already? Also as bad as this is having children being picked up by school buses at 'night'. I wake up at 5:15 am and outside i hear school buses are hooting for children to leave the house, what are they going to do at school before 7am, the teachers are even not there yet. note traffic jam can not be an excuse as most of the school buses are for schools within the estate.
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Rank: Elder Joined: 12/17/2009 Posts: 3,583 Location: Kenya
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Jus Blazin wrote:Just like marriage, parenting also depends with a father or mother's reasons. All my siblings did well in primary boarding schools and they are doing great. Kids have different personas and will perform differently in different conditions, but I think the issue at hand is to do with parenting - and as @muheani put it, is it that it has become too hectic that we have to send kids away from home at such a young age.
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Rank: Veteran Joined: 9/21/2011 Posts: 2,032
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The optimist wrote:AlphDoti wrote:I didn't go to boarding but, my kids did, and it turned out it was the right decision. Just choose a good school. At the age of 10, I went to boarding school. I had pestered my parents to take me there till they gave in. I don't regret at all. Thank the Almighty. Back in the day when boarding was preserve of the rich, some of the kids from mashambani who went to boarding at that tender age were never quite able to integrate with society - due to kiddish pride which took too long to clear
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Rank: Elder Joined: 10/23/2008 Posts: 3,966
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nakujua wrote:Jus Blazin wrote:Just like marriage, parenting also depends with a father or mother's reasons. All my siblings did well in primary boarding schools and they are doing great. Kids have different personas and will perform differently in different conditions, but I think the issue at hand is to do with parenting - and as @muheani put it, is it that it has become too hectic that we have to send kids away from home at such a young age. If something has been there for ages, then it's not something new. So generalization shouldn't be the issue. It depends with individual parents. Luck is when Preparation meets Opportunity. ~ Lucius Annaeus Seneca
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Rank: Elder Joined: 12/17/2009 Posts: 3,583 Location: Kenya
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Jus Blazin wrote:nakujua wrote:Jus Blazin wrote:Just like marriage, parenting also depends with a father or mother's reasons. All my siblings did well in primary boarding schools and they are doing great. Kids have different personas and will perform differently in different conditions, but I think the issue at hand is to do with parenting - and as @muheani put it, is it that it has become too hectic that we have to send kids away from home at such a young age. If something has been there for ages, then it's not something new. So generalization shouldn't be the issue. It depends with individual parents. Its not new, but its definitely growing in popularity and the continual rise in interest raises the questions. Of course a parent has the last word on decisions touching on their kids welfare, and I don't believe there exists an absolute guide on parenting, but personally I still can not get my head around sending a young kid to a boarding facility especially if the reason given is tv and time management.
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