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“A teacher who
is attempting to teach without inspiring the pupil with a desire to learn is
hammering on cold iron." Horace Mann
"A
boarding school is a
school
where some or all pupils study and
live during the school year with
their fellow students and possibly
teachers or administrators. The word
'boarding' is used in the sense of
"bed and board," that is, food and
lodging. Some boarding schools also
have day students who are students
that live off-campus with their
families.
Many
independent
(private) schools
in the
Commonwealth
of Nations
are boarding schools. Boarding
school pupils (a.k.a. "boarders")
normally return home during the
school holidays and, often,
weekends, but in some cultures may
spend the majority of their
childhood
and
adolescent
life away from their families. In
the United States, boarding schools
comprise various grades, most
commonly 7 through 12 or 9 through
12, the
high school
years. Some also feature
military
training,
though this is generally offered
only at specialized schools. Some
American boarding schools offer a
post-graduate year of study in order
to help students prepare for college
entrance, most commonly used by
foreign students to assimilate to
American culture and academics
before college.
"
Source:
Wikipedia
"