Author

Oliver DeMille is the founder and former president of George Wythe University, a founding partner of The Center for Social Leadership, and the author of A Thomas Jefferson Education: Teaching a Generation of Leaders for the 21st Century.

As a university student, Oliver went on a search for a truly great education — researching private and public universities, technical and religious schools, and corporate and international educational institutions. As a result, he took classes from a small Bible school where he worked closely with mentors and studied the Bible and the great classics in many fields. Although Coral Ridge Baptist University was not regionally accredited, he was so excited by the quality of his studies that he left a large, well-respected university to focus full time on his classical education. He earned the B.A. in Biblical Studies (May 1992), M.A. in Christian Political Science (December 1992), and Ph.D. in Religious Education (May 1994) at Coral Ridge Baptist University.

He has written and spoken extensively about the traditional education system versus his intense mentored-classical experience with Coral Ridge and other non-traditional schools. After his Coral Ridge studies, he went back and completed the B.A. in International Relations with a minor in Aerospace Studies at Brigham Young University (August 1994).

Oliver is a popular keynote speaker, writer and business consultant. He is married to the former Rachel Pinegar. They have eight children.

More Titles by Oliver DeMille

A Thomas Jefferson Education: Teaching a Generation of Leaders for the 21st Century

Is American education preparing the future leaders our nation needs, or merely struggling to teach basic literacy and job skills? Without leadership education, are we settling for an inadequate system that delivers educational, industrial, governmental and societal mediocrity? A Thomas Jefferson Education presents a new educational vision based on proven methods that really work! Teachers, students, parents, educators, legislators, leaders and everyone who cares about America’s future must read this compelling book .

A Thomas Jefferson Education Home Companion

With Rachel DeMille & Diann Jeppson

This handy sequel has practical suggestions for helping children progress toward and succeed in scholar phase, including adult skills acquisition, how to conduct a successful family reading time, mentoring tips, club organization helps, how to create a “Momschool”, etc .

Leadership Education: The Phases of Learning

With Rachel DeMille

This volume completes the trilogy with a survey of human development research that supports the TJEd philosophy and methodology, plus sections on each of the phases of Learning: Core, Love of Learning, transition to Scholar, Scholar, and Depth. In addition, this book illuminates the adult phases of Mission and Impact, with a special coda on Grandparenting . If you want to implement Leadership Education in your home, school, business or personal life, you will find this an invaluable tool.