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'''Oliver Van DeMille''' is an American author and educator. He is the author or coauthor of four books, including '']'' (TJEd), and is an administrator of ]. He is a prominent figure among a subset of American ] families. '''Oliver Van DeMille''' is an American author and educator. He is the author or coauthor of several books, including '']'' (TJEd), was a co-founder and previous administrator of ]. He is a prominent figure among a subset of American ] families.
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== Early life == == Early life ==
DeMille was born and raised in ]. As a young student he was noted as a high achiever, receiving awards and recognition in the fields of foreign language<ref> Photo with caption, "Hurricane", ''The Daily Spectrum'', Tuesday May 22, 1984, p. 10 </ref>, science, speech and debate<ref>Julene Persinger, "HHS Forensics squad takes sweepstakes", ''The Daily Spectrum'', p. 6</ref>, writing, drama<ref>Hurricane-, 'Oklahoma' begins Wed.", ''The Southern Utah Sun'', May 13, 1986, p. 4</ref>, football<ref>Stan Murray, "Upcoming year 'rebuilding' time for Tigers", ''The Daily Spectrum'', August 25, 1985, p. 9</ref>, basketball<ref>Stan Murray, "Hurricane", ''The Daily Spectrum'', December 11, 1985, p. 9</ref><ref>Greg Hill, "Hurricane in 2-A semifinals", ''The Daily Spectrum'', March 7, 1986, p. 10</ref>, track and baseball. He was the organizer of the Hurricane Youth City Council, and served as the first youth mayor<ref>Lifestyles Section, Hurricane, "School-age 'council' to report on Hurr. High to city officials", ''The Daily Spectrum'', December 2, 1985, p. 6</ref>. He was the founding president of the Hurricane High School chapter of the National Honor Society<ref>Lifestyles Section, Hurricane High School Tiger Tales, "Hurricane scholars inducted into honor society chapter", ''The Daily Spectrum'', p. 6</ref> and was a member of the Academic Decathlon team<ref>Lifestyles Section, Hurricane High School Tiger Tales, "Hurricane scholars inducted into honor society chapter", ''The Daily Spectrum'', p. 6</ref>. He was nominated in 1984<ref>Photo with caption, "Hurricane", ''The Daily Spectrum'', Tuesday May 22, 1984, p. 10 </ref> as Hurricane High School's representative at the Hugh O'Brian Youth Leadership Academy. He was a high honor student<ref>no byline, textbox, "HHS 2nd term honor roll", ''The Southern Utah Sun'', February 4, 1986, p. 3</ref> and an Eagle Scout<ref>Photo with caption, "Hurricane", ''The Daily Spectrum'', Tuesday May 22, 1984, p. 10 </ref>. He was selected by his congressional representatives to be a Congressional Scholar in the National Young Leaders Conference in Washington D.C. in fall of 1985. He was selected to the State All-Academic Football Team by the Utah High School Activities Association<ref>no byline, Sports Section, "UHSAA Taps All-Academic", ''The Salt Lake Tribune'', November 25, 1985, p. 4C</ref>. In 1986 he was recognized as one of the top graduating seniors in the state of Utah, and was one of two recipients of the Sterling Scholar award in the General Scholarship category.<ref>photo essay, St. George, "Southern Utah Sterling Scholar winners listed", ''The Daily Spectrum'', April 13, 1986, p. B4</ref>. He received full scholarship offers from numerous colleges, including nominations to the US Air Force Academy and West Point<ref>Mattie Glasson, "HHS graduates receive scholarships", The Daily Spectrum, 5/27/86: Hurricane - ''"Scholarship awards valued at more than $100,000 were handed out to Hurricane High School graduating seniors during a banquet held here Tuesday evening. In at least two cases, HHS grads captured coveted honors fo the state or area. (paragraph break) Oliver DeMille received the US Air Force ROTC scholarship and has elected to attend Brigham Young University. BYU-ROTC, it is said, is one of the few programs in the nation which would permit him to leave college after one or two years, fill and LDS mission, then return under the same benefit arrangement and earn his degree.'' (paragraph break) ''"The 4-year scholarship will pay full tuition, books, laboratory and some incidental expenses, and a $100 monthly allowance during the academic year. After graduation he will be commissioned a second lieutenant with a four-year obligation for service. At the same time he will be permitted to attend a graduate school and he expects eventually to earn a law degree.'' (paragraph break) ''Oliver is a son of Van and Janice Force DeMille. His father is a teacher in a LaVerkin school, and Janice is well known as a teacher, journalist, author and magazine editor. He is an Eagle Scout, has taken part in HHS football and other athletics, was Hurricane "Youth Mayor," has been in debate and public speaking, and recently sang the lead role in HHS presentation of 'Oklahoma'. (paragraph break) "Oliver also had full scholarship offers from Dixie College, SUSC, Utah Technical College, and nominations to the US Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs and United States Military Academy in West Point, New York."''</ref>. In September of 1986 he started as a freshman at ] (BYU). One year later, on September 23, 1987, he departed for a ] in ].<ref name="Brooks">Brooks (2005), p. 7.</ref> He married Rachel Pinegar in 1989.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tjedonline.com/olivers-update.php |title=An Update on George Wythe University |accessdate=2009-02-14 |last=DeMille |first=Oliver |coauthors= |date=2009-02-12 |work=Oliver's Update |publisher=www.tjedonline.com}}</ref>
DeMille was born and raised in ], and graduated from high school in 1986. That September he matriculated at ] (BYU) with the class of 1992. One year later, on September 23, 1987, he departed for a ] in ].<ref name="Brooks">Brooks (2005), p. 7.</ref> He married Rachel Pinegar in 1989.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tjedonline.com/olivers-update.php |title=An Update on George Wythe University |accessdate=2009-02-14 |last=DeMille |first=Oliver |coauthors= |date=2009-02-12 |work=Oliver's Update |publisher=www.tjedonline.com}}</ref>


== Education == == Education ==
DeMille entered BYU with dual full-ride scholarships (one from the university and one from the Air Force) and a monthly stipend, which benefits he maintained through academic merit throughout his time at BYU, until in his senior year, when he was honorably discharged from the Air Force for medical reasons which surfaced at summer training camp. These medical problems would continue with him and figure largely in his later life.
DeMille's education is described in three main sources: (1) his published books; (2) "The First Fifteen Years", a document claiming to be the "definitive history of George Wythe College" and written in 2005 by the school's then-CEO ]; and (3) curriculum vitae listings from both GWC and CRBU (where he served as an adjunct faculty). GWC also publishes an official newsletter, which occasionally documents DeMille's education.


Brooks describes DeMille attending BYU in January 1991 when, "with less than three semesters left to complete his degree",<ref>Brooks (2005), p. 5.</ref> he read ] author ]'s ''The Making of America'' and learned about ] ]<ref>Note that "reading the law" is still an acceptable way of preparing for the bar exam in certain U.S. states. See MacDonald (2003).</ref> in the law office of ] (see ]). DeMille decided he wanted to apprentice under someone too, so he approached Skousen about being his mentor. Skousen connected him with ], a Baptist minister and founder of a ] ] called ] (CRBU) in Florida.


During his time at BYU, DeMille also worked as a researcher and writer for the Meadeau View Institute, a conservative think tank, and authored several monographs originally distributed as pamphlets on topics relating to international relations and political science, including: "The Consitutional Paradigm", "Germany, the European Community and World Order", "Mexico and World Government", "Africa and the World Bank", "The U.N. War on South Africa" and "India: National Socialism vs. International Socialism".
According to Brooks, DeMille enrolled with Coral Ridge and spent "the next several years concurrently studying at BYU and reading assigned classics under the direction of ."<ref name="Brooks"/> "As good as the BYU studies had been, the Coral Ridge learning was truly great, much more challenging than anything he had ever done or seen."<ref>Brooks (2005), p. 8.</ref> Concurrent with his BYU and Coral Ridge studies, DeMille obtained two degrees from diploma mills, which he later removed from his curriculum vitae.


These titles were subsequently published in an anthology entitled ''The Constitutional Paradigm and the New World Order''<ref>http://openlibrary.org/b/OL1470069M/constitutional-paradigm-and-the-new-world-order</ref>. His other writings included his research on the biblical roots of the ideas of the American Founding Fathers. Also written for Meadeau View Institute was the book ''Constitutional Answers to Modern Problems'', which was a discussion of the impact of free trade on domestic security, regional politics, and societal freedoms. At this time, DeMille's political views were very conservative, and his personal research and writing also included topics of conspiracy and apocalypse, as reflected in his publication, ''The New World Order: Choosing Between Christ and Satan in the Last Days''. He later expressed regret for having published this title, as his subsequent studies had drastically revised his views on the subject from those he had held as a twenty-two year old college student.
===Curricula vitae===
The list of academic degrees DeMille claims and the order in which he reports they were earned differs slightly in the sources. His only degree from an ] is a ] from BYU. {{As of|2008}}, he also claims three degrees from ] (CRBU).<ref name="DeMille">DeMille (2008).</ref>
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DeMille states that early in his college career he began to feel that his extra-university studies were more rigorous and rewarding than the course of study he had chosen at BYU. He approached W. Cleon Skousen and requested additional recommendations for independent study, and began from that time to include in his study regimen not only the Meadeau View research projects and the BYU and ROTC requirements, but assignments from Dr. Skousen. One of his associates at Meadeau View Institute also sat on the board of a religious institution, and suggested that DeMille's research, writing and studies with Dr. Skousen could be recognized for academic credit there. In 1992, Coral Ridge Baptist University (CRBU) accepted the work DeMille had done toward his bachelor's degree at BYU and the extra-curricular studies as evidenced by his research, writing, and speaking and awarded him a B.A. and an M.A. in 1992, and a Ph.D in 1994.
In the first edition of '']'' (TJEd), DeMille wrote that he graduated from BYU before enrolling with CRBU,<ref>DeMille (2000), p. 22. "Ten years ago, I asked the same question. Having <u>'''graduated'''</u> with nearly straight "A's" from both high school and a respected private university, I faced a dilemma.... I had impressive grades <u>'''and a prestigious diploma'''</u> and some skills and talents..." (emphasis added).</ref> and his early CVs place his BYU degree chronologically ahead of two CRBU degrees (an M.A. and Ph.D.).<ref name=2001CV>DeMille (2001). "(B.A.) Brigham Young University, (M.A.) Coral Ridge Baptist University, (Ph.D.) Coral Ridge Baptist University."</ref> In 2005 he began listing a new, third CRBU degree (a B.A.) first on his CV, with the BYU degree last. Brooks's GWC history, published in 2005, agrees with this revised chronology,<ref>Brooks (2005), p. 8, ¶ 1.</ref> as does the second edition of TJEd<ref>DeMille (2006), p. 22. "Years ago, I asked the same question. Having <u>'''studied'''</u> with nearly straight "A's" in both high school and a respected private university, I faced a dilemma... I had impressive grades <u>'''and was on track for a respected diploma'''</u> and some skills and talents..." (emphasis added).</ref> published the following year.


CRBU was a degree-granting institution registered with the state of Florida with the provision that any degree awarded carry the "religious" designation. CRBU was not regionally accredited, and ceased operations in 2001. With interest in applying to law school, DeMille completed his remaining 6 credits toward his Bachelor's degree with BYU in Winter of 1994, graduating Magna Cum Laude that same year with a B.A. in International Relations and a minor in Aerospace Studies.<ref>http://www.tjedonline.com/docs/DeMille-Oliver-BYU-BA.jpg</ref>
=== Brigham Young University (BYU) ===
DeMille graduated from BYU with a B.A. in International Relations in August 1994,<ref>DeMille (CV, 2008).</ref> eight years after enrolling. He left in either 1991 or 1992 (the '']'' described DeMille as a current BYU student in November 1991<ref>"FREEDOMS FOUNDATION HONORS PRESIDENT HINCKLEY, 12 OTHERS", ''Deseret News'' (Salt Lake City, UT) - November 8, 1991.</ref><ref name=FF>"MEDALS AWARDED FOR SERVICE TO FREEDOM", ''Deseret News'' (Salt Lake City, UT) - November 23, 1991.</ref>) to help start ], and then returned to finish his B.A. after Coral Ridge had awarded him an M.A. and Ph.D.


DeMille's educational history has been the source of some controversy, and his determination to seek an education without regard for accreditation has come under criticism. He expressed humiliation that he was unwittingly awarded "degrees" from two diploma mills, the credentials for which he represented in his CV and writings for a time, and later disavowed.
=== Coral Ridge Baptist University (CRBU) ===
{{see also|Coral Ridge Baptist University}}
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CRBU, now defunct, was a non-accredited ] with an exempt status in the state of Florida, meaning the only requirement placed on the school was that, by law, any degrees conferred must have a religious qualifier in the degree title (e.g., "Ph.D. in Christian Political Science").<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_Mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=Ch0246/Sec084.htm&StatuteYear=1997 |title=Education: Nonpublic Postsecondary Institutions |accessdate=2008-09-23 |accessmonthday= |accessdaymonth= |accessyear= |author= |last= |first= |authorlink= |coauthors= |date= |year= |month= |format= |work= |publisher=State of Florida |location= |pages= |language= |doi= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |quote=The titles of degrees issued by the college must include a religious modifier which must immediately precede, or be included within, any of the following titles: Associate in Arts, Associate in Science, Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, Master of Arts, Master of Science, and Doctor of Philosophy. }}</ref> As the school did not have a campus (it was run out of a Jacksonville, Florida church), DeMille attended via ].<ref name="Govt"/> In the Brooks history, DeMille claims to have "typically studied over eighty hours a week, sometimes more"<ref>Brooks (2005), p. 8, ¶ 4.</ref> while working on the following degrees (with date conferred):


• ] in Biblical Studies (May 1992)<br>
• ] in Christian Political Science (December 1992)<br>
• ] in Religious Education (May 1994)


In an interview with ''The Link'', a homeschooling magazine, DeMille said that by 1991 he "was finishing up my doctoral program".<ref name=Link/>

=== George Wythe College ===
{{see also|George Wythe College}}
DeMille's 1999 listing on the CRBU faculty page lists a B.A. from George Wythe College,<ref name=CRBUcv>DeMille (1999). "Oliver DeMille: B.A. George Wythe College, M.A. Coral Ridge Baptist University; Ph.D. Coral Ridge Baptist University. Oliver DeMille is an accomplished writer, having written numerous college textbooks and diverse publications. An expert in the area of political sciences, law and American history, Oliver DeMille is one of the most sought after young speakers on the American scene today. Mentored by several of the most respected political leaders in the United States, he also serves as President of George Wythe College. Dr. Oliver DeMille has been cited for numerous personal awards, including Who's Who in America."</ref> but he no longer lists this on his CV.

=== La Salle University ===
{{see also|James Kirk diploma mills}}
In 1992 one of ], La Salle University in ], awarded DeMille a ] (J.D.). The school had opened that same year. La Salle was later shut down by the ],<ref name=Govt>Brooks (2005), p. 9, ¶ 3.</ref> and all La Salle management officials were convicted of fraud in 1997.<ref>Bear (2002).</ref><ref>Warren (1999).</ref> With this J.D., DeMille was the "James Madison Professor of Law and Politics" at George Wythe College. He carried the degree on his CV through at least 2000.<ref name=Statesman>DeMille (''Statesman'', 2000).</ref>

=== Technical Institute of Biblical Studies (TIBS) ===
At some point in the 1990s, DeMille received a degree from the Technical Institute of Biblical Studies (TIBS), which he carried on his CV for over a year.<ref name=TIBS>Brooks (2005), p. 9, ¶ 2.</ref> TIBS was a diploma mill with mailing addresses in Florida and Nevada and was eventually shut down by the government.<ref name=Govt/> According to DeMille, TIBS offered him the opportunity to open a location in Utah, which he declined,<ref name="TIBS"/> and when he realized TIBS was a diploma mill he was "embarrassed to have been personally duped" and "immediately cut off all communication with them, took the degree off his resume, tore up the diploma and threw it away."<ref name=TIBS/> He calls ordering degrees from these ]s a "glaring mistake" in his life.<ref name=glaring/>


== Professional life == == Professional life ==

Revision as of 02:06, 4 April 2009

Oliver Van DeMille
BornOliver Van DeMille
c. 1968
Known forAuthor of A Thomas Jefferson Education
Websitehttp://www.tjedonline.com

Oliver Van DeMille is an American author and educator. He is the author or coauthor of several books, including A Thomas Jefferson Education: Teaching a Generation of Leaders for the Twenty-first Century (TJEd), was a co-founder and previous administrator of George Wythe University. He is a prominent figure among a subset of American homeschooling families.

Early life

DeMille was born and raised in Hurricane, Utah. As a young student he was noted as a high achiever, receiving awards and recognition in the fields of foreign language, science, speech and debate, writing, drama, football, basketball, track and baseball. He was the organizer of the Hurricane Youth City Council, and served as the first youth mayor. He was the founding president of the Hurricane High School chapter of the National Honor Society and was a member of the Academic Decathlon team. He was nominated in 1984 as Hurricane High School's representative at the Hugh O'Brian Youth Leadership Academy. He was a high honor student and an Eagle Scout. He was selected by his congressional representatives to be a Congressional Scholar in the National Young Leaders Conference in Washington D.C. in fall of 1985. He was selected to the State All-Academic Football Team by the Utah High School Activities Association. In 1986 he was recognized as one of the top graduating seniors in the state of Utah, and was one of two recipients of the Sterling Scholar award in the General Scholarship category.. He received full scholarship offers from numerous colleges, including nominations to the US Air Force Academy and West Point. In September of 1986 he started as a freshman at Brigham Young University (BYU). One year later, on September 23, 1987, he departed for a two year mission in Barcelona, Spain. He married Rachel Pinegar in 1989.

Education

DeMille entered BYU with dual full-ride scholarships (one from the university and one from the Air Force) and a monthly stipend, which benefits he maintained through academic merit throughout his time at BYU, until in his senior year, when he was honorably discharged from the Air Force for medical reasons which surfaced at summer training camp. These medical problems would continue with him and figure largely in his later life.


During his time at BYU, DeMille also worked as a researcher and writer for the Meadeau View Institute, a conservative think tank, and authored several monographs originally distributed as pamphlets on topics relating to international relations and political science, including: "The Consitutional Paradigm", "Germany, the European Community and World Order", "Mexico and World Government", "Africa and the World Bank", "The U.N. War on South Africa" and "India: National Socialism vs. International Socialism".

These titles were subsequently published in an anthology entitled The Constitutional Paradigm and the New World Order. His other writings included his research on the biblical roots of the ideas of the American Founding Fathers. Also written for Meadeau View Institute was the book Constitutional Answers to Modern Problems, which was a discussion of the impact of free trade on domestic security, regional politics, and societal freedoms. At this time, DeMille's political views were very conservative, and his personal research and writing also included topics of conspiracy and apocalypse, as reflected in his publication, The New World Order: Choosing Between Christ and Satan in the Last Days. He later expressed regret for having published this title, as his subsequent studies had drastically revised his views on the subject from those he had held as a twenty-two year old college student.

DeMille states that early in his college career he began to feel that his extra-university studies were more rigorous and rewarding than the course of study he had chosen at BYU. He approached W. Cleon Skousen and requested additional recommendations for independent study, and began from that time to include in his study regimen not only the Meadeau View research projects and the BYU and ROTC requirements, but assignments from Dr. Skousen. One of his associates at Meadeau View Institute also sat on the board of a religious institution, and suggested that DeMille's research, writing and studies with Dr. Skousen could be recognized for academic credit there. In 1992, Coral Ridge Baptist University (CRBU) accepted the work DeMille had done toward his bachelor's degree at BYU and the extra-curricular studies as evidenced by his research, writing, and speaking and awarded him a B.A. and an M.A. in 1992, and a Ph.D in 1994.

CRBU was a degree-granting institution registered with the state of Florida with the provision that any degree awarded carry the "religious" designation. CRBU was not regionally accredited, and ceased operations in 2001. With interest in applying to law school, DeMille completed his remaining 6 credits toward his Bachelor's degree with BYU in Winter of 1994, graduating Magna Cum Laude that same year with a B.A. in International Relations and a minor in Aerospace Studies.

DeMille's educational history has been the source of some controversy, and his determination to seek an education without regard for accreditation has come under criticism. He expressed humiliation that he was unwittingly awarded "degrees" from two diploma mills, the credentials for which he represented in his CV and writings for a time, and later disavowed.


Professional life

DeMille's 1999 CRBU faculty listing indicated he was the author of "numerous college textbooks", was an "expert in the area of political sciences, law and American history", and that he was "one of the most sought after young speakers on the American scene" at the time. It further stated that he had been "mentored by several of the most respected political leaders in the United States", that he had "been cited for numerous personal awards", and that he was listed in Who's Who in America. He began teaching seminars for money in 1991, and in 1992 published a conspiracy theory advocacy book entitled The New World Order: Choosing Between Christ and Satan in the Last Days. By the late 1990s his seminar topics had shifted from conspiracy theories to homeschooling. In 1999, he published his most notable book, A Thomas Jefferson Education.

Institute for Constitutional Education

See also: Institute for Constitutional Education

Brooks records that DeMille spent the three summers from 1990 to 1992 on staff at the Institute for Constitutional Education (ICE) in Duck Creek, Utah, spending "twelve-hour days and discussion-filled evenings" in seminars with William H. Doughty, the head of both ICE and its parent, the Meadeau View Institute. DeMille and Brooks met in 1991 at an ICE seminar, and by that summer he was being paid to teach some of the seminars himself. Fellow CRBU alum Glenn Kimber was also involved with ICE seminars and served on the Meadeau View board.

George Wythe University

See also: George Wythe University

George Wythe University (GWU), formerly George Wythe College (GWC), began as a subsidiary of Meadeau View and used its facilities through early 1993. The year of its founding is unclear. In an interview with The Link, a homeschooling magazine, DeMille said he and Sills founded GWU in 1991 as he was finishing up his doctoral program. Brooks confirms this date in one source, as does Comanity CEO and Board of Entrepreneurs member Ken Krogue. However, in his GWU history Brooks gives the founding date as September 1992. A third founder of the school was William H. Doughty. Sills was the first president, and at some point control was transferred to CRBU.

According to Brooks, he and DeMille, who was in his early twenties, spent the first months at GWU as full-time "young and untried" faculty, teaching classes and "going through some of the material for the first time right along with the students." DeMille had yet to complete his BYU degree, and Brooks had no degree from any institution, accredited or unaccredited. In Spring 1993, a propane explosion crippled the Meadeau View lodge, and Brooks left. DeMille spent the following summer working to "re-establish the educational program and open the doors for Fall classes". He remembered "the lucrative job offers from last year’s recruiters at ," but decided to stick with GWU. That Fall he was the sole faculty member, preparing and teaching all classes throughout the year.

Brooks returned in the mid-1990s, and in 1999, 31-year-old DeMille took over the presidency from Sills. In August 2008, Brooks became president and DeMille became the school's first chancellor. In March 2009, the school eliminated the chancellor position, and DeMille became a full-time "mentor", and Andrew Groft took over the presidency from Brooks.

Thomas Jefferson Education

See also: A Thomas Jefferson Education

In 1999, DeMille began circulating a draft copy of A Thomas Jefferson Education, a book that spells out a strategy for education based on his interpretation of the education Thomas Jefferson himself received. His break into the homeschool market occurred when he was a last minute replacement to keynote the June 2000 Utah Home Education Association Convention at BYU. The scheduled keynote was killed in a Provo Canyon car accident earlier that week. In the speech, he argued:

The great men and women of history were not genetically better, they just made different choices. If we choose to get the kind of education Abigail Adams had, we will know what she knew and we'll be able to do what she did.

George Wythe College formally published the book that year. He revised the content for a second edition published in 2006.

Publications and teachings

The objective, as stated by one of their main spokesmen, Henry Kissinger, is to take control of food and oil. By controlling oil they control the militaries of the nations of the world. By controlling food, they can control individuals.

Oliver DeMille and Keith Lockhart in The New World Order

New World Order

During the 1990s, DeMille published books and pamphlets addressing multiple conspiracy theories, including the New World Order. DeMille calls publishing these items a "glaring mistake". He continued to publish pamphlets on these topics after 1992.

Thomas Jefferson Education

DeMille condemns traditional education in the United States as "conveyor belt education". In its place he advocates a "Thomas Jefferson education". According to DeMille, Jefferson, Mahatma Gandhi, Muhammad, Moses, Buddha, Jesus, and Joan of Arc all had two things in common: "they were guided by at least one mentor and made a lifetime study of classic works." DeMille uses that premise for a book on the subject and for home school seminars around the United States and Canada. According to DeMille, "the great men and women of history were not genetically better, they just made different choices."

According to DeMille, "a 'classic' is a work worth studying over and over again, because the student learns more each time. There are classics in each and every field from history, science and literature to computer design, gene-mapping and the digital age, and even surfing, cycling, gardening, and so forth." In addition, "a classic can assume the form of a movie, a piece of music, or even a person can be considered a classic."

Critical thinking

DeMille argues we live "in a strange conveyor belt saturated world" with "two competing sides—the Censors and the Bashers." The remedy is that "we all need to do more thinking"—not critical thinking but "real thinking"—a change that "could make all the difference in our society’s future."

He says bashers use critical thinking too often and that critical thinking is not "real thinking". They "thrive on controversy", "never build anything", and instead " those who are trying to make a positive difference." They "never risk anything to make the world better, but they think they’re helping if they attack those who do." When reading a book, they focus only on its errors and even make ad hominem attacks on the author.

In contrast, censors only want to read textbooks, which have no "errors or personality". He argues that educators can be censors since their formula for choosing curriculum is "No Genius or Personality = Flat and Dumbed Down Reading = No Controversy = Good Curriculum." DeMille is against the use of textbooks in education.

Awards

DeMille was one of 15 people who received the George Washington Honor Medal from the Utah Chapter of the Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge in November 1990. He wrote an essay "that challenged Americans to be strong and true at home as well as abroad." He was among 13 who received the award in November 1991. He was a student and ROTC cadet at Brigham Young University at the time he received both awards.

Works

Books

Pamphlets

Audio recordings

  • DeMille, Oliver. The History of the New World Order: What it is and Where it Came from. {{cite book}}: |format= requires |url= (help); Cite has empty unknown parameters: |accessyear=, |origmonth=, |accessmonth=, |month=, |chapterurl=, |origdate=, and |coauthors= (help)
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Notes

  1. Photo with caption, "Hurricane", The Daily Spectrum, Tuesday May 22, 1984, p. 10
  2. Julene Persinger, "HHS Forensics squad takes sweepstakes", The Daily Spectrum, p. 6
  3. Hurricane-, 'Oklahoma' begins Wed.", The Southern Utah Sun, May 13, 1986, p. 4
  4. Stan Murray, "Upcoming year 'rebuilding' time for Tigers", The Daily Spectrum, August 25, 1985, p. 9
  5. Stan Murray, "Hurricane", The Daily Spectrum, December 11, 1985, p. 9
  6. Greg Hill, "Hurricane in 2-A semifinals", The Daily Spectrum, March 7, 1986, p. 10
  7. Lifestyles Section, Hurricane, "School-age 'council' to report on Hurr. High to city officials", The Daily Spectrum, December 2, 1985, p. 6
  8. Lifestyles Section, Hurricane High School Tiger Tales, "Hurricane scholars inducted into honor society chapter", The Daily Spectrum, p. 6
  9. Lifestyles Section, Hurricane High School Tiger Tales, "Hurricane scholars inducted into honor society chapter", The Daily Spectrum, p. 6
  10. Photo with caption, "Hurricane", The Daily Spectrum, Tuesday May 22, 1984, p. 10
  11. no byline, textbox, "HHS 2nd term honor roll", The Southern Utah Sun, February 4, 1986, p. 3
  12. Photo with caption, "Hurricane", The Daily Spectrum, Tuesday May 22, 1984, p. 10
  13. no byline, Sports Section, "UHSAA Taps All-Academic", The Salt Lake Tribune, November 25, 1985, p. 4C
  14. photo essay, St. George, "Southern Utah Sterling Scholar winners listed", The Daily Spectrum, April 13, 1986, p. B4
  15. Mattie Glasson, "HHS graduates receive scholarships", The Daily Spectrum, 5/27/86: Hurricane - "Scholarship awards valued at more than $100,000 were handed out to Hurricane High School graduating seniors during a banquet held here Tuesday evening. In at least two cases, HHS grads captured coveted honors fo the state or area. (paragraph break) Oliver DeMille received the US Air Force ROTC scholarship and has elected to attend Brigham Young University. BYU-ROTC, it is said, is one of the few programs in the nation which would permit him to leave college after one or two years, fill and LDS mission, then return under the same benefit arrangement and earn his degree. (paragraph break) "The 4-year scholarship will pay full tuition, books, laboratory and some incidental expenses, and a $100 monthly allowance during the academic year. After graduation he will be commissioned a second lieutenant with a four-year obligation for service. At the same time he will be permitted to attend a graduate school and he expects eventually to earn a law degree. (paragraph break) Oliver is a son of Van and Janice Force DeMille. His father is a teacher in a LaVerkin school, and Janice is well known as a teacher, journalist, author and magazine editor. He is an Eagle Scout, has taken part in HHS football and other athletics, was Hurricane "Youth Mayor," has been in debate and public speaking, and recently sang the lead role in HHS presentation of 'Oklahoma'. (paragraph break) "Oliver also had full scholarship offers from Dixie College, SUSC, Utah Technical College, and nominations to the US Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs and United States Military Academy in West Point, New York."
  16. Brooks (2005), p. 7.
  17. DeMille, Oliver (2009-02-12). "An Update on George Wythe University". Oliver's Update. www.tjedonline.com. Retrieved 2009-02-14. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  18. http://openlibrary.org/b/OL1470069M/constitutional-paradigm-and-the-new-world-order
  19. http://www.tjedonline.com/docs/DeMille-Oliver-BYU-BA.jpg
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  21. ^ Brooks (2005), p. 13, ¶ 5.
  22. Brooks (2005), p. 13, ¶ 3.
  23. "'Two Faces of Music' Friday Lecture Topic", Salt Lake Tribune, February 12, 1991, B2.
  24. Brooks (2005), 17.
  25. Leppert (2006), ¶ 2.
  26. Brooks (2008).
  27. Krogue (2008).
  28. Brooks (2005), p. 14, ¶ 4.
  29. "DOUGHTY IS A PIONEER OF OUR DAY", Deseret News, August 10, 1994.
  30. "Verse 2 for the Lyric Labelers; Parents Music Resource Center Reemerges Amid Attacks on Industry", Washington Post, Richard Harrington, Jun 14, 1995, section C.07.
  31. Brooks (2005), p. 15, ¶ 5.
  32. Brooks (2005), p. 15, ¶ 6.
  33. Brooks (2005), p. 18, ¶ 4.
  34. Brooks (2005), p. 20, ¶ 2.
  35. Cite error: The named reference 2001cv was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  36. "George Wythe University Restructures to Expand Its Reach in the Information Age" (Press release). George Wythe University. 2009-03-03.
  37. Palmer, Olivia (2000-06-11). "Y. hosts home schoolers". Deseret News. Retrieved 2009-02-14. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  38. DeMille & Lockhart, 1992, p. 12.
  39. Brooks (2005), p. 9, ¶ 2.
  40. DeMille (1992), publisher's insert
  41. DeMille (Link, 2004).
  42. http://www.desnews.com/cgi-bin/cqcgi_plus/@plus.env?CQ_SESSION_KEY=WOLXAAYAMEYI&CQ_CUR_DOCUMENT=2&CQ_TEXT_MAIN=YES Accessed 24 January 2009.
  43. DeMille (Leadership, 2008).
  44. DeMille (Education, 2006).
  45. DeMille (Statesman, 2006), 2.
  46. DeMille (Statesman, 2006), 3, ¶ 6 (emphasis in original).
  47. DeMille (Statesman, 2006), 3, ¶ 1.
  48. DeMille (Statesman, 2006), 3, ¶ 2.
  49. DeMille (Statesman, 2006), 2, ¶ 8.
  50. DeMille (Statesman, 2006), 2, ¶ 9.
  51. DeMille (2000).
  52. http://archive.deseretnews.com/archive/131691/FREEDOMS-FOUNDATION-HONORS-15-UTAHNS-PRIVATE-SCHOOL-AND-HURRICANE--PARK.html Accessed 6 January 2009.
  53. Cite error: The named reference FF was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  54. http://www.ldschurchnews.com/articles/21254/Medals-awarded-for-service-to-freedom.html Accessed 6 January 2009.

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