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Rank: Elder Joined: 6/20/2008 Posts: 6,275 Location: Kenya
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nakujua wrote: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. @nakujua, this is exactly what we are saying. DOn't let your emotions to cloud your debate, you see now you're using the word "dump". We said everybody has reasons for not taking their kids to boarding like you. And others have reason why they take theirs to boarding. Not all families are the same, even in terms of condition. The issue of fire was accidental. How many kids die of fire at home? Are there more dying due to fire in boarding school than those hit on the road crossing, etc?
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Rank: Elder Joined: 6/20/2008 Posts: 6,275 Location: Kenya
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nakujua wrote: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. Growing in popularity does not mean better or worse. It just depends. Everything has advantages and disadvantages. Day scholars have their own unique challenges, see my first post.
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Rank: Elder Joined: 12/17/2009 Posts: 3,583 Location: Kenya
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AlphDoti wrote:nakujua wrote: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. @nakujua, this is exactly what we are saying. DOn't let your emotions to cloud your debate, you see now you're using the word "dump". We said everybody has reasons for not taking their kids to boarding like you. And others have reason why they take theirs to boarding. Not all families are the same, even in terms of condition. The issue of fire was accidental. How many kids die of fire at home? Are there more dying due to fire in boarding school than those hit on the road crossing, etc? My intention to use 'dump' was not meant to show or elicit emotions, or even trivialize your steadfast choice for taking your kids to boarding from class 5 - though the death of a class one pupil will always bring out the same even among the emotionally detached. But at the end of the day as a parent you can not point to other deeds to wish away a tragedy, I think the death of a kid at night in a school fire is very sad - especially when the same happens after the kid happens to go back in to save his belongings, at that particular instance a grown up would have been of great help in giving direction.
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Rank: Member Joined: 9/2/2010 Posts: 845
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Class 1 seems too early. From class 6 should be ok if you really have to. That said, people's lives and circumstances are vastly different so I would be careful with absolutes. There are so many factors that can come into play to determine whether its the right decision or not for each family. All my friends are heathens, take it slow. Wait for them to ask you who you know. Please don't make any sudden moves.
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Rank: Elder Joined: 6/20/2008 Posts: 6,275 Location: Kenya
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nakujua wrote:AlphDoti wrote:nakujua wrote: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. @nakujua, this is exactly what we are saying. DOn't let your emotions to cloud your debate, you see now you're using the word "dump". We said everybody has reasons for not taking their kids to boarding like you. And others have reason why they take theirs to boarding. Not all families are the same, even in terms of condition. The issue of fire was accidental. How many kids die of fire at home? Are there more dying due to fire in boarding school than those hit on the road crossing, etc? My intention to use 'dump' was not meant to show or elicit emotions, or even trivialize your steadfast choice for taking your kids to boarding from class 5 - though the death of a class one pupil will always bring out the same even among the emotionally detached. But at the end of the day as a parent you can not point to other deeds to wish away a tragedy, I think the death of a kid at night in a school fire is very sad - especially when the same happens after the kid happens to go back in to save his belongings, at that particular instance a grown up would have been of great help in giving direction. The death of those children was quite sad, I agree. But does not need to lead to saying oh parents are dumping their children to boarding. The best way is for us to appreciate that it was unfortunate situation. And it doesn't mean boarding is bad. It is just like road accidents, does that mean travelling by car is bad idea? No. We just need to discuss how do we mitigate such from happening in the future. We may not eliminate the incidences entirely, but maybe they can be minimised. Similarly, you may not eliminate home accidents leading to deaths of those day-scholars, but we can minimize them too.
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Rank: User Joined: 8/15/2013 Posts: 13,237 Location: Vacuum
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AlphDoti wrote:nakujua wrote:AlphDoti wrote:nakujua wrote: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. @nakujua, this is exactly what we are saying. DOn't let your emotions to cloud your debate, you see now you're using the word "dump". We said everybody has reasons for not taking their kids to boarding like you. And others have reason why they take theirs to boarding. Not all families are the same, even in terms of condition. The issue of fire was accidental. How many kids die of fire at home? Are there more dying due to fire in boarding school than those hit on the road crossing, etc? My intention to use 'dump' was not meant to show or elicit emotions, or even trivialize your steadfast choice for taking your kids to boarding from class 5 - though the death of a class one pupil will always bring out the same even among the emotionally detached. But at the end of the day as a parent you can not point to other deeds to wish away a tragedy, I think the death of a kid at night in a school fire is very sad - especially when the same happens after the kid happens to go back in to save his belongings, at that particular instance a grown up would have been of great help in giving direction. The death of those children was quite sad and avoidable. If Obiero did it, Who Am I?
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Rank: Elder Joined: 12/17/2009 Posts: 3,583 Location: Kenya
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AlphDoti wrote:nakujua wrote:AlphDoti wrote:nakujua wrote: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. @nakujua, this is exactly what we are saying. DOn't let your emotions to cloud your debate, you see now you're using the word "dump". We said everybody has reasons for not taking their kids to boarding like you. And others have reason why they take theirs to boarding. Not all families are the same, even in terms of condition. The issue of fire was accidental. How many kids die of fire at home? Are there more dying due to fire in boarding school than those hit on the road crossing, etc? My intention to use 'dump' was not meant to show or elicit emotions, or even trivialize your steadfast choice for taking your kids to boarding from class 5 - though the death of a class one pupil will always bring out the same even among the emotionally detached. But at the end of the day as a parent you can not point to other deeds to wish away a tragedy, I think the death of a kid at night in a school fire is very sad - especially when the same happens after the kid happens to go back in to save his belongings, at that particular instance a grown up would have been of great help in giving direction. The death of those children was quite sad, I agree. But does not need to lead to saying oh parents are dumping their children to boarding. The best way is for us to appreciate that it was unfortunate situation. And it doesn't mean boarding is bad. It is just like road accidents, does that mean travelling by car is bad idea? No. We just need to discuss how do we mitigate such from happening in the future. We may not eliminate the incidences entirely, but maybe they can be minimised. Similarly, you may not eliminate home accidents leading to deaths of those day-scholars, but we can minimize them too. Hapo sawa, but its not a case of boarding schools being good or bad, it's the reason behind sending a 7,8,9 ... year old kids to boarding schools that is being questioned - personally I think at such young ages baring any unavoidable circumstances, kids should not be in boarding schools. I think a parent should be able to control tv's and manage time for kids that age - ama what do you think. 
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Rank: Member Joined: 10/23/2008 Posts: 234
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please recommend good primary boarding schools not too far from nairobi. include any other relevant info eg sch fees etc'
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