Eagle Military Academy educates and inspires young men being left behind by public schools in South Carolina. It could happen in Kentucky, too.
Founder Col. Nathaniel Green states: "It's time to think out of the box and work together."
Out-of-the-box thinking when it comes to education involves choices that advance the interests of children, not the system. Kentucky's education leaders need to recognize what Col. Green already knows: School choice is not the enemy of public education.
Out-of-the-box thinking when it comes to education involves choices that advance the interests of children, not the system. Kentucky's education leaders need to recognize what Col. Green already knows: School choice is not the enemy of public education.
He cites high dropout rates, an epidemic of low test scores and public schools giving up on kids. Sound familiar?
You’ve heard the saying "hire for attitude, train for skill." The attitude of the Eagle academy students in this video puts them ahead -- far ahead, in many cases -- of their peers in the race for good jobs and productive citizenship.
Some of Col. Greene's statements may not be politically correct. But there is no question that at the Eagle Military Academy, failure is not an option. That is an attitude that could serve Kentucky education leaders well.
Some of Col. Greene's statements may not be politically correct. But there is no question that at the Eagle Military Academy, failure is not an option. That is an attitude that could serve Kentucky education leaders well.
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