One of the major organizing principles of the military school curriculum, if not the defining characteristic. Its objective is developing not just the mind of the student through knowledge and education, but also the body through skills and training and the soul through inculcating a system of values and character formation.
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Change and the American Military School's Future: Lessons of COVID-19
Jonathan Graff (New Mexico Military Institute, USA) and Douglas J. Murray (New Mexico Military Institute, USA)
Copyright: © 2021
|Pages: 24
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-6636-7.ch011
Abstract
This chapter explores the relationship between change and the American military school. Its objective is to demonstrate that the military school is not only readily adaptable to change, but in the process is an important agent for change. However, reaching that conclusion requires the reader to first understand what is often misunderstood, the nature of a military school. Upon that knowledge of the purpose, organization, process, learning model, and most significantly, the vision and mission of the American military school come the realization that this learning institution can be an effective catalyst for change. It therefore is an important segment of the American educational system and can have a vital role in sustaining America's leadership in the world. Support for that proposition is offered by analyzing how one American military school, the New Mexico Military Institute, has changed in response to a series of challenges to its future such as the COVID-19 pandemic. This chapter deals with leadership, learning, change, and the American military school.