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> Do these programs exist in other countries? Yes, they exist in India. The usual purpose is to force kids to study. India has coaching centres which are wors
by searchableguy 5y ago
> Do these programs exist in other countries?
Yes, they exist in India. The usual purpose is to force kids to study.
India has coaching centres which are worse than jails for kids where they are coached to crack JEE (Elite college entrance exam) and other competitive exams.
You can find all sort of abuse happening in these.
Stack class ranking, subtle gender separation, and some verbal & physical abuse is common in most schools outside of few urban centres though.
Public stripping and getting kids dehydrated outside in hot temperatures was a thing few years ago but it might have stopped now, I hope.
- hackernewds 5y agoA very common theme is the utter discard of any "growth mindset". And students are increasingly not only ranked within the same class, but thereon the classes themselves are ranked - where the best instructors are assigned to the best classes -> students. The ultimate incentive here for the school is to land 5-10 very smart students that will "top" the national exams bringing pride and most importantly, a lot of applications to the institution. YMMV as the thread states, but it is undeniably a feature of these schools.
- sriram_malhar 5y agoThese are quite different in spirit to the kind of schools that OP posted. Parents aren't sending their kids to the coaching centres to straighten them out. They all want their kids to do well in studies, and unfortunately, this is all they care about. In some sense, these schools are like boarding schools; some kids shine, some get traumatised for life.
- ngc248 5y agoThese institutions are nothing like coaching institutes. Read up a bit about these for ex: elan.