{"id":2380599,"date":"2024-12-16T14:54:00","date_gmt":"2024-12-16T19:54:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/politico-terrified-hegseth-will-make-military-schools-patriotic\/"},"modified":"2024-12-16T14:54:58","modified_gmt":"2024-12-16T19:54:58","slug":"politico-terrified-hegseth-will-make-military-schools-patriotic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/politico-terrified-hegseth-will-make-military-schools-patriotic\/","title":{"rendered":"Politico Terrified Hegseth Will Make Military Schools &#8216;Patriotic&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fpolitico-terrified-hegseth-will-make-military-schools-patriotic%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2380599&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Pete Hegseth,\u200b nominated \u200cby\u200b President\u2064 Donald Trump to\u200c be the defense \u200dsecretary,\u2064 is expected to bring critically important changes to military education by infusing it with patriotic and Christian values. An article by Juan\u2064 Perez Jr. in \u200bPolitico highlights Hegseth&#8217;s long-standing advocacy \u200cfor \u2064educational reform that aligns with these \u200cideals, which could impact the education of numerous\u2064 military families if he is confirmed. \u200dThe Department\u200c of Defense Education Activity (DODEA), responsible for\u200b the education of around 67,000 \u200cmilitary\u200c children, is portrayed as\u200b a \u2062successful institution that outperforms national\u200c standards. however, \u2064concerns\u200c are raised that under Hegseth&#8217;s leadership, \u2063the DODEA could shift its focus towards a more patriotic curriculum in line with Trump&#8217;s 1776 Commission, potentially overhauling existing \u200ddiversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives that have been\u2064 criticized for promoting \u2064cultural Marxist ideologies. the article suggests that while the\u2063 DODEA\u2063 may require some\u200c improvements, the implications of Hegseth&#8217;s proposed changes could fundamentally \u2064alter its educational approach.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Pete Hegseth, incoming President Donald Trump&rsquo;s pick for defense secretary, will revamp military education to be &ldquo;patriotic,&rdquo; blares a terrified Dec. 15 Politico <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2024\/12\/15\/trumps-defense-pick-pete-hegseth-has-an-opening-to-reshape-american-classrooms-00194364\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">article <\/a>by Juan Perez Jr.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Pete Hegseth has pushed for years to steep American education in patriotic principles and Christian theology &mdash; and he could implement that vision for thousands of military families,&rdquo; the article opens.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<p><span><\/p>\n<blockquote data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<div lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<p>Pete Hegseth has pushed for years to steep American education in patriotic principles and Christian theology.<\/p>\n<p>  He could implement that vision for thousands of military families if he&rsquo;s confirmed to lead the Defense Department. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YGtCBdZi0t\">https:\/\/t.co\/YGtCBdZi0t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&mdash; POLITICO (@politico) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/politico\/status\/1868657730162229385?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 16, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/span> <\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Politico suggests Hegseth could revamp the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dodea.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Department of Defense Education Activity<\/a> agency responsible for educating many children in military families. It raises the alarm  that Hegseth could &ldquo;bend a key facet of the education system in his image&rdquo; by implementing the &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov\/presidential-actions\/executive-order-establishing-presidents-advisory-1776-commission\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">patriotic education<\/a>&rdquo; of Trump&rsquo;s 1776 Commission.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The article paints the DODEA as &ldquo;a well-regarded school system whose students outperform the rest of the country on federal standardized tests.&rdquo; The agency that spends $900 billion a year and oversees some 67,000 children also <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/02\/14\/dod-deceives-military-parents-in-doubling-down-on-dei-initiatives-in-k-12-schools\/\">spreads <\/a>cultural Marxist diversity, equity, and inclusion curricula to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kirbys-veteran-rebuff-confirms-white-houses-disdain-for-military\/\" title=\"Kirby\u2019s Veteran Rebuff Confirms White House\u2019s Disdain For Military\">service members&#038;rsquo<\/a>; children, such as <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/04\/29\/dod-prompts-gender-dysphoria-among-military-kids-and-hides-health-records-from-parents\/\">encouraging <\/a>service members&rsquo; children to become transgender without telling their parents. Politico worries Hegseth will disrupt this agency, &ldquo;install a new chain of command,&rdquo; and &ldquo;use federal contracts to marshal consultants&rdquo; to rewrite curriculum, testing, and teacher training standards.<\/p>\n<p>The DODEA desperately needs an overhaul. While its students do outperform the national average, this is not by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationsreportcard.gov\/profiles\/stateprofile\/overview\/DS?cti=PgTab_OT&amp;chort=2&amp;sub=MAT&amp;sj=DS&amp;fs=Grade&amp;st=MN&amp;year=2019R3&amp;sg=Gender:%20Male%20vs.%20Female&amp;sgv=Difference&amp;ts=Single%20Year&amp;tss=2015R3-2019R3&amp;sfj=NP\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">much<\/a>, according to federal data. <\/p>\n<p>Far worse, the Claremont Institute <a href=\"https:\/\/dc.claremont.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Grooming-Future-Revolutionaries_Final.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reported<\/a> last year that the DODEA established a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dodea.edu\/news\/press-releases\/wing-selected-dodea-chief-diversity-equity-and-inclusion\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">DEI department<\/a> in 2021 and held an &ldquo;Equity and Access Summit&rdquo; in 2022 to plan for pushing gender ideology on students. DODEA has been <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/02\/14\/dod-deceives-military-parents-in-doubling-down-on-dei-initiatives-in-k-12-schools\/\">deceiving<\/a> military parents and pushing DEI in schools, as The Federalist has reported. The agency celebrated &ldquo;Pride Month&rdquo; this year and in 2023.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;DoDEA celebrates our colleagues and friends in the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer community, plus anyone not represented by the letters,&rdquo; reads a press <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dodea.edu\/news\/observance-calendar\/pride-month\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">release<\/a> from this year.&nbsp;The agency published a video in 2023 featuring DODEA staff discussing efforts to push LGBT advocacy in military schools.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<p><span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"DoDEA Pride Month 2023\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hT5lUOremDY?feature=oembed&amp;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><\/span> <\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;Celebrating Pride Month to me is actually a life-saving activity,&rdquo; says Danica Allen, a DODEA special education teacher at Kadena Elementary School in Japan, in a 2023 DODEA-branded PR video.<\/p>\n<p>In the video, Bryanne Elliott, another DODEA special education teacher, demands that coworkers be more &ldquo;open-minded&rdquo; by using &ldquo;spouse or partner&rdquo; instead of &ldquo;husband.&rdquo; And Fawne Robinson of DODEA&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">human capital management branch tells viewers<\/a> she wants staff to &ldquo;learn more about the LGBTQ community&rdquo; through taxpayer-sponsored government trainings.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>All this reinforces an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2024\/12\/15\/trumps-defense-pick-pete-hegseth-has-an-opening-to-reshape-american-classrooms-00194364\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">excerpt<\/a> the Politico article quotes from Hegseth&rsquo;s book, <em>Battle for the American Mind<\/em>: &ldquo;Almost no school &mdash; public or private &mdash; seems safe. Conservatives and Christians are surrounded,&rdquo; Hegseth writes.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Politico seems concerned Hegseth&rsquo;s &ldquo;ideas could then take hold across the country&rdquo; &mdash; and loosen gender activists&rsquo; hold on the minds and bodies of servicemembers&rsquo; children. But American voters by and large think that would be a good thing. In step with most Americans, Hegseth has long advocated for <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/PeteHegseth\/status\/1631647864999780358\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reforming<\/a> American schools to keep teachers from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/leaked-teacher-training-video-shows-how-cultish-critical-race-theory-is-being-pushed-on-virginia-teachers\/\" title=\"Leaked Teacher Training Video Shows How Cultish Critical Race Theory Is Being Pushed On Virginia Teachers\">pushing critical race theory<\/a> and gender ideology on students. <\/p>\n<figure>\n<p><span><\/p>\n<blockquote data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<div lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<p>You know who else pushed for &ldquo;patriotic principles&rdquo; and &ldquo;Christian theology&rdquo; in American education and the military?<\/p>\n<p>The Founding Fathers. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EHuckbivkJ\">https:\/\/t.co\/EHuckbivkJ<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&mdash; John Daniel Davidson (@johnddavidson) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/johnddavidson\/status\/1868671698956116284?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 16, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/span> <\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The vast majority of Americans agree that schools &mdash; especially in the military &mdash; should teach patriotism instead of preferred pronouns.&nbsp;Only to outlets like Politico is this a shocking policy position.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>      Logan Washburn is a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lawsuit-clark-county-keeps-commercial-addresses-on-voter-rolls\/\" title=\"Lawsuit: Clark County Keeps Commercial Addresses On Voter Rolls\">staff writer covering election integrity<\/a>. He is a spring 2025 fellow of The College Fix. He graduated from Hillsdale College, served as Christopher Rufo&#8217;s editorial assistant, and has bylines in The Wall Street Journal, The Tennessean, and The Daily Caller. Logan is from Central Oregon but now lives in rural Michigan.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pete Hegseth, Trump&#8217;s defense secretary pick, aims to make military education &#8220;patriotic,&#8221; according to a concerned Politico article<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":507,"featured_media":2380600,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/50764031423_5ba58f183a_k.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[5152,4188,4505,18015,5894],"class_list":["post-2380599","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-education","tag-media","tag-military","tag-nationalism","tag-politics"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/50764031423_5ba58f183a_k.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2380599","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/507"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2380599"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2380599\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2380603,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2380599\/revisions\/2380603"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2380600"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2380599"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2380599"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2380599"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}