Why send a teen to a boarding school – speciality or private?
The reasons to choose a boarding school are as individual as your teen. Public schools teach the subjects determined by states to be necessary, they offer extracurricular activities and provide opportunities for socialization, but they do not meet the needs of all teens. It is important that teens have the personal growth that will enable them to face today’s world. For some parents this is the deciding factor in choosing a boarding school for their teen. The Issue of Self Esteem Over the past 20 years educators have focused on raising self esteem believing that if a child developed self esteem he would be a happy and healthy adult. However, recent studies have pointed to men in prison as the group where the highest self esteem exists. Those who grow up believing they are amazing wonderful people are the ones who run into trouble. Good self esteem needs to be based on behavior and accomplishments. Teens must have the positive self esteem that comes from being responsible. They gain thi
