We have an upcoming parent-child interaction and I do not want to coach our child into memorised answers. What did schools ask your child to do — colours, conversation, simple play, separation from parents? Also what questions were asked to the parents? Our family is split on this, which is why I am looking for first-hand experiences.
Ask specifically how often teachers change. We focused on infrastructure the first time and later realised teacher stability mattered much more to our child. For us, the admission office answer and the parent answer were not always the same. We only reached that conclusion after trying the other approach first.
That makes sense. I think consistency is the part we are currently missing. I would still verify it with the school for the current academic year. We are in Lucknow, so local logistics may be a little different.
Replying to @nitin_saxena
Exactly the kind of detail I needed. We found this out only after doing a second school visit. We only reached that conclusion after trying the other approach first.
For us commute became a bigger issue than expected. A school can be great, but an exhausted child spending 90 minutes a day in traffic is also a real cost. For us, the admission office answer and the parent answer were not always the same. Your child's response may be different, but this was our experience.
Ask specifically how often teachers change. We focused on infrastructure the first time and later realised teacher stability mattered much more to our child. The biggest surprise was that the practical routine mattered more than the option that looked best on paper. For us, the admission office answer and the parent answer were not always the same. We only reached that conclusion after trying the other approach first.
For us commute became a bigger issue than expected. A school can be great, but an exhausted child spending 90 minutes a day in traffic is also a real cost. I wish we had asked this before paying the registration amount. We are in Hyderabad, so local logistics may be a little different.
We asked what happens when a child is struggling, not just what happens to top performers. The answer told us more about the school culture than the brochure did. We changed our approach after about a month because the first plan was too hard to sustain.