Any parent working remotely from tier 3 cities? Do you feel a need to move to better cities for child education? I am currently working from my native place (Jamnagar) and I am enjoying it. One of the concern I have with continuing being remote or finding a full time remote position (right now my current organization is supporting remote and might continue post pandemic) is will my child (3 yr old right now) education and growth get affected staying at a tier 3 city..

I am not parent, so take this with appropriate discounting. But if I have to approach this I would compare it with what hurdles/benefits I faced growing up in a tier2/3 cities. I guessing your childhood was spent in the same city (Jamnagar). Do you think you would have preffered Bangalore for instance? Secondly from my personal experience, my cousins who grew up in tier 2 cities had better access to opportunities (mainly sports) than me who grew up in tier 1 city. This was due to the distances, cost and time constraints.

Again, not a parent, but I think the underlying question here that should help you make a decision would be "Is the education in Tier 1 cities better than Tier 2/3"? From what I hear, the education is not that much more better, but is costlier by a larger margin in T1s. There could be the advantage of access to better resources (Book suppliers, Materials, Extra-curricular clubs and communities, etc) and more options for schools (changing to others if you do not like one) in T1s, so you can take that into consideration.

I see many homeschooling communities in tier-1/tier-2 cities which is something i wanted in my society (tier3 or below 😄)

Having studied in one of the best schools in Chennai and also a local school in my area previously(both that I loved), I can assure that better schools do have better training and even better sports, co-curricular and cultural activities. I can’t believe that on average, Tier1 vs Tier2/3 can have the same level of eduction when it changes even between schools in Tier 1

I have changed several schools throughout my life. I studied at schools in Tier 1 cities and also in Tier 3 cities. Sure Tier 1 schools may have additional sports facilities but overall education everywhere was hot garbage and I resented school growing up. You could just enroll your kid into swimming classes, etc outside school if you want physical activity for your child. Have you considered Home schooling? RI's resident home schooling expert @loud-glass-33663 may have some tips for you

BTW, when people say home schooling, is it fully on the parents or using some additional tutors etc? Also, I have seen that people do extra curricular activities as part of home schooling by joining with other studens in groups - what would be number of such students available in tier2/3 - would homeschooling also be better in tier 1?

Thanks @faint-energy-11966 By no means a home-schooling expert by any stretch but I can help chip in. @orange-mouse-66795 I am a parent, 2 children (7 & 2yo). Based out of Pune. We homeschooled for a year and now running an alternate, micro-school called Flourish with my wife. You ask a very pertinent question. I feel it comes down to what you need out of education. Moving to a bigger city can be both a yes and a no depending on this. My parents actually grew up in Jamnagar (Central School) and I have spent many summers there as a child. I think at a base level, most public and private schools in Jamnagar (and most cities like it) will be at par with most public and private schools in bigger cities. I think there will of course be fewer international schools and even alternate schools (due to a demand constraint) but if you feel going a normal, traditional school (what most of us went to) is fine (and it is fine in most cases), it should be totally okay. There are major benefits to the child as well - being part of a closer knit community and having easy access to grandparents / relatives which you may lose in a different city. There are always pros and cons. It is just a different experience. I feel and you should pick what resonates closer to you as a family. Even children who spend time with their scientist parents in mostly isolation in the amazon rain forests or the tundra have rich (different) experiences and grow up totally capable to take on the world. BTW, for your particular case, we have friends at Adalaj (which is a tiny community close to Gandhinagar) running a similar school to ours if you are interested. They are called Acton Amba. Still a few years for your 3yo to be eligible - but something to keep in mind.

Thanks everyone for the inputs. Answering to some of your inputs: Yes, I did grew up in Jamnagar and did my primary education here. My kid also loves here being close to all the relatives (specially my sisters family). There are good schools here but due to pandemic the major thing we are missing is benefits of socialising. Everything is online right now and since my kid has never went to physical settings of the school/play school, we don't feel positive about online schooling for him cz it will not have that socializing element to it. We are taking our best efforts to homeschool him right now specially my wife (she has taken a gap from job). But as mentioned by @creamy-dawn-73235, there is a lack of homeschooling community in tier 3 cities. Parents generally prefer to rely on tuitions and schools for everything. I think it is the usual comparison that we parents end up doing makes us feel tensed. For e.g Teaching

Phonics sound

which I think were not there or I don't remember studying that way 😄. Also, being at native place he is generally exposed to listening mother tongue only and we are worried that he might take time to learn Hindi or English when things get back to normal. We do try to talk with him in English/Hindi but generally kids catchup the most by listening from the people around (home/society/school). Thanks @loud-glass-33663 for your inputs, I will check the schools you mentioned. Appreciate everyone's input. For now, we will just enjoy this phase of staying at our native place and reevaluate the options when things get back to normal. @loud-glass-33663 I also read your inputs in one of the question regarding remote vs going after big title company. Your comments were helpful. I get confused time and again regarding going after big opportunity (which means shifting to diff location) and staying at native place by being remote with some compromise but better satisfaction level for entire family.

Sorry to digress, can someone link to the aforementioned post "remote vs going after big title company" would love to go through it.

@refined-football-20364 https://remoteindian.slack.com/archives/CFKUPJZ7W/p1595252516404300