Comments on: Return to India myth #19: School education is generally better in India (than in the US) http://neoindian.org/2009/02/03/return-to-india-myth-19-school-education-is-generally-better-in-india-than-the-us/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=return-to-india-myth-19-school-education-is-generally-better-in-india-than-the-us Wed, 08 Sep 2010 08:27:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Vidya http://neoindian.org/2009/02/03/return-to-india-myth-19-school-education-is-generally-better-in-india-than-the-us/#comment-13435 Vidya Mon, 12 Jul 2010 14:40:54 +0000 http://neoindian.org/?p=99#comment-13435 There are other gripes with Indian education. Yes it's not all bad but the truth is a lot of it hasn't evolved (especially as you reach middle school/high school) over the decade where India saw an unprecedented globalization and economic boom. But that is not my complaint. As you rightly pointed out, the schools with better infrastructure and newer outlook are in the outskirts. As a result I travel 22 kms to work each way so my kids can enjoy a 15-20min commute. Yes I don't do my dishes but I spend 3 hrs in commute each day. Net result: I can't actually help junior with his homework/education because both of us are dead beat by the time I get home. At least in the US, I was forced to pick him up by 6 which meant I reached home by 6.15 tops and that gave me a lot more time with him. In fact I could actually make him sit in the kitchen and do his stuff while am doing the kitchen work so I could help him at the same time. Just out of curiosity, does Mrs Neo work? I have seen that this makes a HUGE difference in how one adjusts to the Indian life. There are other gripes with Indian education. Yes it’s not all bad but the truth is a lot of it hasn’t evolved (especially as you reach middle school/high school) over the decade where India saw an unprecedented globalization and economic boom. But that is not my complaint. As you rightly pointed out, the schools with better infrastructure and newer outlook are in the outskirts. As a result I travel 22 kms to work each way so my kids can enjoy a 15-20min commute. Yes I don’t do my dishes but I spend 3 hrs in commute each day. Net result: I can’t actually help junior with his homework/education because both of us are dead beat by the time I get home. At least in the US, I was forced to pick him up by 6 which meant I reached home by 6.15 tops and that gave me a lot more time with him. In fact I could actually make him sit in the kitchen and do his stuff while am doing the kitchen work so I could help him at the same time. Just out of curiosity, does Mrs Neo work? I have seen that this makes a HUGE difference in how one adjusts to the Indian life.

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]]> By: javasmith http://neoindian.org/2009/02/03/return-to-india-myth-19-school-education-is-generally-better-in-india-than-the-us/#comment-8546 javasmith Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:25:14 +0000 http://neoindian.org/?p=99#comment-8546 Hey Neo, Why are you so sure Neo Jr will give his SATs ? What if he wants to do something else ... like become an actor/model ? :) Hey Neo,

Why are you so sure Neo Jr will give his SATs ? What if he wants to do something else … like become an actor/model ? :)

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]]> By: sr http://neoindian.org/2009/02/03/return-to-india-myth-19-school-education-is-generally-better-in-india-than-the-us/#comment-4273 sr Wed, 07 Oct 2009 22:18:20 +0000 http://neoindian.org/?p=99#comment-4273 How are the restrooms in the school.. How are the restrooms in the school..

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]]> By: Return to India myth #4: Moving to India will make you happy | neoIndian - Confessions of a newly returned Indian http://neoindian.org/2009/02/03/return-to-india-myth-19-school-education-is-generally-better-in-india-than-the-us/#comment-239 Return to India myth #4: Moving to India will make you happy | neoIndian - Confessions of a newly returned Indian Sat, 21 Mar 2009 21:41:02 +0000 http://neoindian.org/?p=99#comment-239 [...] You have to work the school situation significantly to make it work for you and your kids. (See: Stop whining and start improving your child’s Indian education, Return to India myth #19: School education is generally better in India (than in the US)) [...] [...] You have to work the school situation significantly to make it work for you and your kids. (See: Stop whining and start improving your child’s Indian education, Return to India myth #19: School education is generally better in India (than in the US)) [...]

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]]> By: Suhasini http://neoindian.org/2009/02/03/return-to-india-myth-19-school-education-is-generally-better-in-india-than-the-us/#comment-117 Suhasini Thu, 05 Mar 2009 19:19:12 +0000 http://neoindian.org/?p=99#comment-117 Love your blog! we are contemplating a move to Bangalore for a few years, and your writing is brilliant stuff for laughs and smart information! keep 'em coming! even my husband, with his otherwise quasi-fundamentalist anti-blog stance, enjoys reading your posts! and having grown-up in India, I appreciate the importance of humor in helping cope with the unintended but perpetual "adventures" in India. My husband has been to India once, a long time ago, and is just champing at the bit to go there again, and experience the chaos and tumult all over again, this time w/o the backpack, and probably in far decent surroundings than backpacker hangouts with minimal facilities. Love your blog! we are contemplating a move to Bangalore for a few years, and your writing is brilliant stuff for laughs and smart information! keep ‘em coming! even my husband, with his otherwise quasi-fundamentalist anti-blog stance, enjoys reading your posts! and having grown-up in India, I appreciate the importance of humor in helping cope with the unintended but perpetual “adventures” in India. My husband has been to India once, a long time ago, and is just champing at the bit to go there again, and experience the chaos and tumult all over again, this time w/o the backpack, and probably in far decent surroundings than backpacker hangouts with minimal facilities.

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]]> By: Stop whining and start improving your child’s Indian education | neoIndian - Confessions of a newly returned Indian http://neoindian.org/2009/02/03/return-to-india-myth-19-school-education-is-generally-better-in-india-than-the-us/#comment-25 Stop whining and start improving your child’s Indian education | neoIndian - Confessions of a newly returned Indian Wed, 11 Feb 2009 20:13:44 +0000 http://neoindian.org/?p=99#comment-25 [...] Return to India myth #19: School education is generally better in India (than in the US) [...] [...] Return to India myth #19: School education is generally better in India (than in the US) [...]

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