Yeah, we are back in India.
With my elder son turning 5, I needed to decide on the most important topic in my life for now - His primary education. Having attended a playschool in Singapore and a pre-K in the US, my son is ready to attend Std.1 in an indian school here. Funnily, I realize that he can atleast boast of going to playschools abroad, when he starts flirting around with girls.(He would know later that such tricks wouldn't work...but atleast he can try !!)
Anyway, with the admission test coming close by, it's me who's spending more sleepless nights. Forget the kid....he probably doesn't even know the spelling of competition. Lucky boy he is !
Okay, it was time for invading the bookshop for the UKG books. That's the syllabus he needs to prepare for getting into Class 1(obviously). And mind you, I had to search for the ICSE stream. Good heavens!! The kindergarteners in America just love to color. And here, there are 7 different Text books.. Shall I name them? Just in case... you desis forgot... Here we go..
1)Mathematics ( including additions and subtractions... whoooaaa)
2)Science (too many details to be included)
3)Social Studies ( Do these kiddos know the meaning??)
4)Rhymes (That's one department where I can shout "hurray")
5)Hindi (My kid is now struggling to accomodate two new languages in his little brain ...Telugu and Hindi !!)
6)English phonics (This is the only thing which Tej is familiar with)
7)Hindi Rhymes( Waaaaaaaaaaa..they seem like sad songs to me)
Okay Shanthi, no more comparing. You faced enough wrath when you compared the two world's education. So just focus on the India Standard....
So, u ask... how is my pre-k kid trying to "Stand" up to the India Standard?? Only time will tell....
And yeah the good news is, after a week long of acidity and insomnia.. I suddenly woke up today to realize that he can still attend the so-called UKG...if he would disqualify himself with this admission test. Atleast I don't need to cry along with him rhyming the unknown Hindi !!! His teachers would deal with that...
Thursday, April 16, 2009
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8 comments:
Wow !! I agree that's a lot for a 5yr old !! All the luck for both of you !! Do not press him too much.
Omigod!!! did we actually study so much for 1st std. All the very best for your err... i mean your kids exam :)
dya know that in some schools parents also have to pass a test? U better prepare for that too!!! apparently 28 years back when my sis went to school my parents were asked if they have a car and if they both had professional degrees!! :P
@ shanti :
Thanks akka... yeah, no pressure..but then..no pain and no gain too :( ...lets c how it goes ...
@rads : Thanks !! Both of us need it :)
@lafemmereva :
Yeah reva... this actually reminds me of the recent movie "Aksamanta" in which Prakash Raj toils day and night to pass the test for his pre-k kid..but finally, he is dumbfounded when the school just tells him to pay the skyrocketting fees, with no questions asked !!
I hope this doesn't happen to me now..hehehe
Hey Shanthi, you have been awarded a blogger friendship award, chk: http://rads-blogazine.blogspot.com/2009/05/blogger-friendship-award-2009.html
Hope you'll carry this forward.
@Shanti - Basic education is the best in India. We get the right foundation and enough food for thought.
But higher education should be done from places, where students are not expected to 'muggyfy' text book, instead develop practical approach
How did your kids exam go btw ? :)
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