Military Schools

I have never been to a military school. For now, I will arguing using generally accepted truths about military school combined with the points you've already brought up. One thing I would like you educate me on is do all military schools require that the students live on campus? I'm asking because I think it would be relevant and I would like to make sure I'm representing the nature of military schools properly. Moving on. So my problem with military schools has multiple prongs. Firstly, I hold a political position that all private schools should be made illegal and the whole population should have to go to public school. This is not an unprecedented position. Other countries have put this idea into practice. I'm not going to attest to how good the results of this are, Because I don't have data on the matter, But I will explain apparent practical benefits. The most obvious benefit is that having a mandatory public school system will force all parents to address the education problem together. I big critique of private schools is that it gives individuals a way to get around addressing the public school issue. This means that people who can't afford private schools will be forced to send their kids to inferior public schools. In a mandatory system, All citizens at all income levels will be motivated to improve public schools for the sake of their kids. This has been demonstrated historically. When schools in America were desegregated, All of the districts that had mixing of classes saw almost immediate improvement in their schools. Concerned parents are a very powerful force and if all the parents are focus on the same education system, They will accomplish much more. This system would ensure that every child at every income level has access to a reliable education. Since military schools fall into the private school category, This philosophy of mine is necessarily in opposition to yours. The second prong of my contention is the nature of military conduct. I have no problem with teaching children to act in a disciplined manner, However, Certain concepts worry me. Character development sounds harmless at first blush, But not every instructor will build character in a positive way. I see no value in brotherhood. I find it to be a behavior that makes people more likely to act with prejudice. I'm not sure if dorms are a good idea either. Environments like this can be nice sometimes, But more often than not, It facilitates bullying and other deplorable tribal behaviors. With that said, I think there could be situations in which these values could result in a good school, But we have to ask ourselves how effective is it on average and are the benefits worth the apparent risks? I'd say no, But you're welcome to convince me otherwise. Third prong is the graduation rate. Now I'm not saying that military schools can't raise the graduation rate, But it's important for us to understand that the military schools don't get credit for ALL of the increased graduation rate. I'll explain. So for now, I'll accept your 90% graduation rate, Although my gut tells me that there's a margin of error here. One thing that we have to consider is that the mere fact that the parents care enough to enroll their kids in private school automatically increases there chances of graduating even before the school itself even comes into the picture. Children who have emotionally and financially supportive parents are going to be much more likely to graduate. Furthermore, Not all graduations are created equal. There could be practices within the school that do increase the graduation rate, But they do it in a way that is bad for the child in another way, Like at the expense of their mental health, For instance. There is a basis for this line of reasoning because it's been shown that people who get more social pressure from their loved ones are both more likely to succeed in their goal and also more likely to experience depression and other emotional problems that stem from being under high stress. So with all of these thing in mind, We can see that the high graduation rate should not be taken at face value and needs to account for necessary constants that effect the graduation rate irrespective of the school itself. These will be my main arguing points for the debate. Your floor.