Different type of students at boarding schools?
Posted: Sun May 26, 2019 5:49 am
Most international schools have predominantly or exclusively students from (very) rich parents. Being brought up in an environment where wealth is the norm can sometimes lead to a sense of entitlement, or other personality traits that can be attributed to growing up in a gold-plated bubble.
Of course, I'm well aware there are plenty of exceptions, and most of my students have been truly great, including some that exemplify these traits to the fullest.
But I was wondering if boarding school students (on average) are a different category altogether.
It must take a certain type of parent to want to send your child to a boarding school, and such parents might have a certain type of child.
Are there any of you that have taught at both 'normal' ISs and at boarding schools that can share their observations?
Or would the rest of you care to make an educated guesses, repeat hearsay, etc.?
I'm not expecting much feedback, but it's worth a try – I was once offered a job at a boarding school and politely passed, but always wondered what type of students typically attends, and how different (or not) they are, and in what way.
Of course, I'm well aware there are plenty of exceptions, and most of my students have been truly great, including some that exemplify these traits to the fullest.
But I was wondering if boarding school students (on average) are a different category altogether.
It must take a certain type of parent to want to send your child to a boarding school, and such parents might have a certain type of child.
Are there any of you that have taught at both 'normal' ISs and at boarding schools that can share their observations?
Or would the rest of you care to make an educated guesses, repeat hearsay, etc.?
I'm not expecting much feedback, but it's worth a try – I was once offered a job at a boarding school and politely passed, but always wondered what type of students typically attends, and how different (or not) they are, and in what way.