Private
Military Schools:
Why private, why military?
Private
schools are a luxury first class trip through education.
It is an education with the ultimate in customer service and name
recognition. In
private schools a student is moved within the grade level from point A To
point B with as much information and as many skills as he can master.
His talents are maximized at a rate tailored to his capabilities in
preparing him for the next level of learning.
In private schools the student is a real and well-known entity.
He/she develops strengths that are quickly recognized and fostered.
He is encouraged to expand those strengths and to apply extra attention
to the weaker skills.
His profile of learning is validated and shared with other teachers.
In a grade level meeting the name of the student brings forth
observations to include similarities in learning and in behavior.
It also elicits creative solutions to deficits. The idea of a team
focusing on one student and agreeing upon a viable learning program gives unity
and consistency to the process of teaching the student in the private school.
Adding
the military system to a private education expands the learning process to
include what are, perhaps the most important lessons of all..those life lessons
that are indelibly ingrained forever.
The military system monitors the lifestyle of the student.
The system presents a plan for living space as well as for a life style.
Attention to detail, both in an orderly configuration of personal space
and possessions,
the wearing of the uniform and the presentation of the wearer are part of the
military structure.
In time these rote acquisitions lead to the opportunity to govern a small
segment of the student body.
This gives the student a chance to develop leadership skills and to be
effective in presentation and in execution of achieving mutual goals.
Strict adherence to a schedule mandates that time management becomes a
part of the student’s life at the private military school. Organization,
attention to detail, time management and social skills and team work are the
lessons of the military system.
Living together successfully while achieving goals is the springboard for
success in the future.
Private military school is the best preparation for real life challenges
that any student can experience.
Written by: Susan J. Johnson, Assistant Superintendent and Cadet Advocate at Fishburne Military School. Twenty one years with Fishburne as instructor of English. Mother of two boys.
Fishburne Military Schools' official website
Captain Carl V. Lambert
Director of Admissions
F.M.S. Class of 1990