Heads of high schools and preschools sought an answer to this critical question at a panel discussion on Saturday. Efforts to make a child ready for school and bringing forward the learning create stress, the panelists said at Bengal Chamber of Commerce and Industry. “The pressure of trying to make the child ready for school creates an environment of stress from Day 1 and instils fear for school in the child. Few high school seats and the fact that not all who apply can be taken in builds up the pressure for parents, early educators said. Another high school head said formal schools were now a social platform.

Source: The Telegraph July 17, 2019 21:06 UTC