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SCHOOLS – A BASIC NECESSITY We have lots of avenues for education . There are companies , shops , private tutors , sports academies and vocational institutes , etc . These give apprenticeship for the new comers , to give lessons and subject related expertise to the students and to train people in specific sports and talents .

Each one of these is a school in its own right . Each one has its own place in the society and learning cycle of a person .
But , one thing , which these are not , is a basic foundation creator . The rules of spoken English , on how to create a word or write a sentence , why counting is necessary ; to learn to give and accept . And , the training of the mind , on how to select a field of interest , etc . These are not taught here .
For all of these , a basic school is a necessity . It is a school where our children go for studies , in their very early and early years . The schools like the Montessori ’ s , Kindergartens and , the primary to senior schools are where a student goes through a sequential progression to various levels of knowledge and learning , from as basic as a letter to as scientific as designing a robot .
These schools may follow any curriculum , but the objective is the same – toensure the child starts thinking , applying knowledge , becomes practical and starts involving himself in the activities of the day . These schools are the places where the students take the first steps towards team building , of leadership and management and of developing understanding and tolerance . Through the curriculum selected by the school , it tries to give a generic