Ch.7 - Political & Economic Influences on American Education

On page 231 of the fourth edition, Morrison talks about the roles of the national government in education. I was reading the guidelines in “Making the Grade, Everything your 2nd Grader Needs to Know” and it mentions military families. I just thought I’d share this with you:

“Frequently moving from location to location can be exhausting for families with one or more parent in the military. If you have school-age children, it can be even more complicated. Schools across states and U.S. schools in other countries often don’t follow the same curriculum, and states often can have varying curriculum requirements for each grade.”

The Department of Defense Dependent Schools (DODDS system) is responsible for the military educational system. I think this is a good system for military families who don’t have to worry about changing curriculums and transferring grades every time they PCS. I thought this was interesting because I remember what it was like transferring from a public school into a private school here on Guam and also transferring from JFK (Tamuning, GU) to Mt. Miguel High School (Spring Valley, CA). Having the same curriculum in DODDS schools makes it easier for their students to adjust to new places and new schools.