Prison
Well kinda...
A frequently-stereotyped educational institution that often features a more diverse population than most
people believe. Contrary to popular belief, not all boarding school students are snotty, preppy airheads and jocks. Not all are sent there as preparation for becoming trophy wives or CEOs. Boarding schools are not as
weird and sheltered as they are portrayed to be (especially not for day students) and they do have significant value other than "getting the
kids out of the way".
Many
parents send children to boarding schools for high school because they feel this will better prepare them for college life. Others live in areas with poor public schooling systems and elect to send their children elsewhere, so they can have a better education. It may come as a shock to some that many boarding school students come from extremely rural areas or from so-called "
bad neighborhoods" and are there on scholarship.
Living at a boarding school often puts
kids in contact with
people they would never meet otherwise, as students often come from all over the world. Interacting with
people from different places and backgrounds generally broadens the students' minds and horizons. Dorm life requires that they learn to live with other
people and to effectively resolve problems with roommates and neighbors.