An Interesting first day at the school

The biggest dilemma in shifting to a new town is to find the right school for your child. Children are very reluctant towards the change in their surroundings; however they are the quickest to adopt it, grasping whatever good or bad things that come their way. So I had to be extra conscious before choosing a school for my child when I shifted to Noida.

The city has the reputation of holding some of the best international schools in India, so this initially impressed me but my child is a little introvert and doesn’t enjoy company outside his niche; this makes it even more difficult for me to choose the best school in Noida for him. He has always been very unwilling to join a new school, initially I literally have to drag him to the school, and this custom is to be followed for more than a month before he can take up to the surroundings.

So this time when I chose one of the most reputed international school in India I was devastated at the thought of how long it would take him to adjust even though the place had the reputation of being the best school in Noida. I let him take the bus on the very first day thinking that could break some ice. After this I decided to visit and meet his teacher on my own. When I told her about his problem, she assured me that they are aware of it as most transfer cases suffer from this problem. She also told me that they had planned in advance about this and I should ask him about his experience. I liked the way how they had specially considered my child even before I could ask them to, but I was not so sure about their plan. As I know my son to be of a shy nature, and anything that would make him the center of attention at the very first day will make him very reluctant. However I left him at the teacher’s disposal.

At the end of the day my child told me that they were made to do tinkering projects in groups and he was allotted the smallest and the best group, I was shocked to see that he was referring to classmates as friends on the very first day. He told me that they repaired a broken toy and theirs was the best project. I was amazed and thankful to the school’s thoughtful plan; they had actually studied my child’s file and chosen up an activity of his interest, grouping him with children of similar disposition. This was his introductory class and that was the best introduction he ever had at a school. When I tried to thank the teacher she dismissed it saying it was a routine with every new child, and appraising was the key to their heart. Thus I realize how our education system has reformed for the better.