Oliver DeMille

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Oliver DeMille
Bornc. 1968
Known forAuthor of A Thomas Jefferson Education , co-author (with Orrin Woodward) of LeaderShift
SpouseRachel (Pinegar) DeMille
Children8
Website https://tjed.org/

Oliver DeMille is an American author, educator and public speaker. He is the founder of an educational model known as TJEd, and the co-author of LeaderShift: A Call for Americans to Finally Stand Up and Lead, which was published in 2013 and appeared on the New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestseller lists.

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DeMille promotes an educational paradigm known as Thomas Jefferson Education (also known as Leadership Education or "TJEd", pronounced "tee-jay-Ed"). Most of his works, whether philosophical, political or educational, promote his view that the state of modern education is not favorable for reliably producing principled leaders of the caliber of Thomas Jefferson, while also conveying an overview of his philosophies and prescriptions for how individuals can provide themselves with a quality self-education and/or select an institution that will deliver an excellent learning experience. He asserts that a classical, mentored education empowers the individual to successfully meet the challenges of the time — whether as an educator, an entrepreneur, a community leader or a parent.

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References

  1. Woodward, Orrin; DeMille, Oliver (April 16, 2013). LeaderShift: A Call for Americans to Finally Stand up and Lead. ISBN   978-1-4555733-7-0.
  2. Best Sellers – The New York Times
  3. WSJ Best-Selling Books - WSJ.com
  4. Top of U.S. bestseller list
  5. DeMille, Oliver Van (2000). A Thomas Jefferson Education: Teaching a Generation of Leaders for the Twenty-first Century. ISBN   978-0-9671246-1-2.
  6. DeMille, Oliver Van; Demille, Rachel P. (2008). Leadership Education: The Phases of Learning. ISBN   978-0-9671246-4-3.
  7. DeMille, Oliver (July 2012). Nineteen Thirteen. ISBN   978-0985338763.
  8. DeMille, Oliver (November 2013). We Hold These Truths to be Self Evident: 12 Natural Laws of Freedom, Progress, and Success. ISBN   978-0-9895763-8-3.