The New School
Last year, we changed schools for our then-10 yo daughter because it felt like she was taking studies too lightly… and the old school allowed her to. The new school was one that cared about academics. A lot . So much so that while they are a CBSE school, they taught based on ICSE books till the board classes… since the ICSE curriculum is much tougher. If there was any doubt on joining the school, it was removed by a brief interaction during the online interview (those were still COVID days). When the principal wished her good morning, my daughter replied, “Good morning”. The principal said, “Good morning what?”. My daughter was zapped, so the principal told her the answer, “Good morning, m’am ”. Academic rigor and discipline – just what the doctor had ordered for my daughter. After one round of a test and exam cycle each, I saw some patterns: The focus was heavily on maths and science. Application oriented. In Geography, for example, the exam cited the longitudes...