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I'm a former military brat, and went to DOD schools from 1990 to 1998. My school had a mix of Air Force, Navy, Army and NATO kids. Here's what I remember. * Almost every parent had college education. * Classrooms generally were small, with around 20ish kids per class. * Facilities were very well maintained and funded. Nothing was ever really broken, or stayed broken for long. Nothing looked worn, equipment was generally kept up to date. We had our own bowling alley, swimming pool, theater, lecture halls, music building, indoor basketball courts and two soccer fields, one baseball diamond. * There weren't really any kids with parents struggling financially.
Parents were involved with the school on open days. * There were some problem kids, but everyone moved so often, it didn't matter. * If a kid ever did something bad enough the parent would get in trouble. One family I knew had to move back the US after the kid said a racial slur. * You didn't make any lasting friends, because again, everyone moves frequently. Basically, short answer, you went to the same school as the officer's kids, so the schools were nice for everyone. Moral of the story, send your kids to schools in affluent neighborhoods. |