In Pursuit of Admission

Gone are the days when kids would rest and play till the age of 5 before joining to school.It was a luxury for kids and treat to watch them play for parents. But now admission takes place at the age of 2.5yrs.Parents are increasingly cognitive about their child's education and choice of schools.A new money making scheme called 'Montessari' has been introduced by educational institutions which pull kids to be occupied at the age of 2.5yrs.Parents who want their kids to survive in this competetive world,just flock to schools to get admission.

A sort of fear and confusion grips them when their kid reaches 2yrs of age as to which school to admit.We had the same quandary with my son who turned 2yrs this july. First we shortlisted schools nearby. Then enquired about the yearly fees. There are schools which charge even 1lakh per annum.My entire education fee including engineering didnt exceed 25k.Dont know what education these institutes provide that we have to pay 1lakh per annum.
For some reputed schools, with fixed intake,there is a lot of demand. Admission forms will be given only on single day and the parents will queue up the night before.Some rich folks will queue their drivers, servants overnight to get admission form. This is to get just the admission form. Parents along with the child has to attend interview along with the application. There are some schools which admit based on the parent's monthly salary.

There are also variety of syllabus like state,CBSE and ICSE in the increasing order of precedence. For some, for unknown reasons, ICSE students look smarter than CBSE. State syllabus is the least and people look down upon them.From years, there are examples of persons hailing from remote villages with no family education background ,studied in government schools and still made exemplary achievements in their fields with just desire to excel.It is the attitude, determination and not the school which drives one's passion.Parents should drop their prejudice over the syllabus and try avoid giving donations.By this atleast we can mitigate this education mafia.
I dont know whether i follow what i say.But i am sure to declare victory and celebrate once i get my son admitted to school.