Tag: militarism in K-12 schools
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BOOK REVIEW: Seth Kershner’s ‘Breaking the War Habit’
A first of its kind, "Breaking the War Habit" — focuses on the historical and contemporary role of the military’s involvement in American education. October 3, 2022 / Maynard Seider / The Berkshire Edge - At a time when bipartisan support for war and its funding has not been higher, and when any opposing sentiment earns one the label of “Putin apologist,” if not censored, a new book entitled ...
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Too Fat To Fight? Obesity, Bio-Politics and the Militarization of Children’s Bodies
From: McSorley, K. (ed.) (2012) War and the Body: militarization, practice and experience - London: Routledge Joseph Burridge and Kevin McSorley - The United States military stands ready to protect ...
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The Military Invasion of My High School: The role of JROTC
Sylvia McGauley - “Will you please write me a letter of recommendation for the Navy, Ms. McGauley? You’re my best class.” Thanh was enrolled in the recently established Junior Reserve Officers’ ...
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JROTC as a substitute for PE: really?
Monica A. F. Lounsbery, Kathryn A. Holt, Shannon A. Monnat, Thomas L. McKenzie, and Brian Funk - Physical inactivity is receiving growing attention given its documented relationship to a variety of ...
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Education Alert: Military Teaches Our Kids
There’s a saying in the Army recruiting community: “First to contact, first to contract.” In the United States, you have to be at least 17 years old to enlist in the armed forces. But, according to ...
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Cessation of Military Recruiting in Public Elementary and Secondary Schools
Amy Hagopian & Kathy Barker - Abstract Recruiters for the various US armed forces have free access to our nation’s public high schools, as mandated by the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB). Military ...
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Military Targets Corvallis High Schools: Too Young to Drink, Old Enough to Serve
Genevieve Weber/Corvallis Advocate - War is a touchy subject, especially given the near-palpable tension of the upcoming presidential election. If you’re against war, you’re a hippy at best, ...
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About Face, Bloody Hell
David Swanson - "About Face: Military Resisters Turn Against War," is a book that should be stacked up on a table in every high school cafeteria, next to the vultures. Sorry, I mean the war pushers. ...
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School to Prison Pipeline: Military Influence in Schools
Rebecca Perez - This segment in my series of the School to Prison Pipeline is on the influence that the military has on our school systems. During my research I have found that there are actually ...
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Militarism and Education from a Feminist Perspective: the Case of Israel
Haggith Gor & Rela Mazali - Both of us have been looking for years at the implications of raising children in a state that requires them by law to enlist in the army at age 18. At first we were ...