Measuring the "Stand"ard...

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...