Benefits of Neighborhood School

Making the child travel for hours to reach his school is nothing less than child abuse. Instead of putting your child in a neighborhood school putting him/her in a so called “high status” school, which takes them more than two hours of commutation time, is torture.

The child does not know what is right and what is wrong, hence, it is the duty of the parents to take the right decision for him/her. The benefits for being in a neighborhood school are many. For instance, all the children in the institute are from nearby. This helps strengthen the social ties as the child plays with them also after school.

Walking to the school or going by a bicycle helps the child to explore more about his surroundings. It develops a confidence to venture further from home as he grows. But this is not possible if he is trapped in cars or school buses for long hours. Although parents feel that they are doing it for the better of the child, but personally I feel it is child abuse. Spending so many hours in traveling and then coping with the studies and other activities, the high expectations of the parents from there children, leaves them with no time to explore themselves.

Neighborhood schools are not just places to teach children but can be an important linkage to other forms of childhood learning because children from all backgrounds attend the school. The child is less biased. These schools also play a critical role in developing and sustaining social support between families.

It gives a sense of security and belongingness to the child because he knows almost everybody and everybody knows him. In fact children are more accountable of there behavior, as they are known by all. All these benefits provided by neighbor hood school should not be surrendered lightly.