| Boarding schools are for indisciplined kids |
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| This may be true in a few cases, but not always. Boarding schools instill discipline in all children and teach them to live by the rules. |
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| Only the rich can afford boarding schools |
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| This may have been true many years ago, but no longer. In a day school, parents spend on tuition fees, books, school bus and a daily allowance. The total adds up to almost the same amount as that paid in a boarding school. The only difference are that fees for boarding schools is to be paid in one or two installments for the whole year. Therefore, parents from all lifestyles aspire to send their children to boarding schools. |
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| Children get homesick in boarding schools |
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| With progress in communications, children are in touch with their parents and family over the phone and Internet. Moreover, children can meet their parents for a week once every three months. So there is very little chance of getting homesick once the child is settled in the school's routine. |
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| Life in boarding school is regimented |
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| This is not completely true. Life in boarding school is governed by rules so that children learn the importance and need for a disciplined life. At the same time, they have a lot of fun in different extra-curricular activities along with their peers and dorm mates. They enjoy the fruits of teamwork and learn to take care of themselves. |
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| Children face discrimination in a boarding school |
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| On the contrary, children in a boarding school interact with kids from different parts of the country and the world and learn to appreciate their differences. They learn harmony in diversity and make good friends for life. |
