ABSTRACT
On May 29-30, 2001,1 presented at the International Conference on Militarism in Education in Israel. Educators from a number of countries described schools that infuse a military presence into educational programs. They documented ways that hegemony, serving the interests of an elite few, colors curriculum and marches to military drums that enforce it. A few examples offered included:
• Teaching children how to make dog tags and paint camouflage on their faces; • Hiring retired military personnel to serve as authoritarian teachers and administrators;
• Hanging posters that boast about service to country and warn against conscientious objectors;
• Using textbooks that encourage military service upon graduation from high school.
