Cubing

Boarding School

Describing it:

Boarding school is of course a private school where you reside day and night throughout the school year. You would eat your meals there; you would spend your nights there. You would study for classes and take those classes all in the same location. You may or may not have a roommate; it may be of a religious background as was mine. I went to a Seventh Day Adventist boarding school where we had worship starting at six in the morning. You may have a job or chore you are required to perform. It may have a military background. In my school, students and staff all lived on the same campus. Boarding school put simply; is a school where you attend, live and board.

Compare it:

I will compare the differences and similarities of boarding schools with traditional schools. In traditional schools you attend class for approximately six hours per day, and then return home for social activities, family time and homework, maybe a sport or music lesson and chores. Whereas in boarding school all of that is done in one location, classmates become more of your family and your teachers more like your parental figures. In boarding school, you can’t say “the dog ate my homework” and if you are out sick you are sent to the staff doctor. In traditional school, it more up to you and your family structure as to how seriously you take your education and what you have to put in.

Associate it:

There are many ways that boarding school and traditional schools are the same. Many of the same subjects are taught and the food is usually lousy. But I would probably associate it more closely to a military type of rigorous schedule, maybe between a college type dorm experiences with a military type of structure. As the school I attended was also Seventh Day Adventist, it could also be associated with church and worship; we ate vegetarian meals and wore no makeup or jewelry as in the Seventh Day teachings and men and women were separated other than in class.

Argue it:

There are many benefits to attending a private boarding school, the structure and discipline you gain and the educational experiences. My home and office are immaculate at all times.

What I would argue is that in my school situation I feel that individuality and identities were lost. I’m not sure that we were taught to think for ourselves or outside of the box. When I am not given clear parameters, it makes me nervous, I don’t know where to start and need a lot impute from others.