Choosing Between Convent and Public/Private Schools

Medieval England speaks highly of convent schools which were established to heighten educational standards back then. They became the first grammar schools that taught rudiments of reading and writing. However, the idea of extending this discipline on religious order was solely grounded to evangelize counties. The concept and practice of religiously coherent learning along with intellectual advancement slowly traveled to other continents. Challenged by the modern era, convent education slowly started shifting from a theocentric to a homo-metric system. Consequently, today we get to experience a blend of these two forms of education in our Convent schools. But, whether or not they conceal the radiance alike is still a question.

Convent schools carry a definitive connotation of discipline as they are run by a nunnery, or a particular religious community, headed by a superior. The spiritual enigma held by those tunics or cassock in the fabulous ancient-style buildings, with uniformed, spick and span students and fabulous or "farratedaar" spoken English indeed allure parents. To put in simple words, perfection in education, morality, and social values make convent schools a perfect mix of an elite aura. There are many such reasons why parents want their children to study in a convent school. They provide a strong foundation and a bright future for their children. Ironically, the discipline of convent education attracts parents to such a length that they willingly drop them in hostels at the cost of sending their wards far from themselves.

The demand for convent schools has gradually risen over the past few decades, especially amongst parents who are overprotective, conservative, and sceptical about co-education. Convent schools are a secure space with few hassles. If you go through matrimonial columns of the dailies, convent educated girls are demanded as fair skin. Likewise, families seeking matrimonial alliance also advertise their daughters as 'convent educated' to find a quick and suitable match. The word 'convent' is a magic word for attracting parents. They prefer enrolling their children in convent schools despite the exorbitant amount of fee charged for the same education quality dispensed at a lower cost in other schools.