Deliberate Dumbing Down of America Public Education

G–28 prompt (Word used to describe action to remind or help someone remember a line, as for an actor; often referred to as a cue) psychological climate (The careful and systematic arrangement of the student’s environment to facilitate whatever behavior is desired by the teacher) psychology (The modern version of psychology relates to nothing but behavior) quality teaching (Characteristics and qualifications of teachers related to growth in student outcomes, results, performance, achievement; the opposite of traditional education where “inputs” [resources, books, teachers, science labs, etc.] were legally required for educa tion, but not student “results” which were considered the responsibility of the student. Obviously, the behaviorists consider students as machines, not human beings, since they don’t take into account the fact that human beings have free will and may just not want to learn when and what the behaviorists want them to learn. Such a definition of qual ity teaching, which puts the 100% onus on the teacher, is sure to cause an exodus from public education of our nation’s finest teachers.) rate (Speed of reaction; Skinner method demands a high, quick, fast rate of response; otherwise student will have time to reflect on what he/she is doing; high rate of response assures that the subject will respond without thinking) reflect (Give back an image of; think critically about your practice [teachers]; recommended for teachers when monitored by performance raters) reflex (Neurological reaction; i.e., as when one automatically withdraws his hand from a hot stove) reinforce, reinforcemen t (To increase the probability of a response to a stimulus by giving a reward or ending a painful stimulus) replicate (Repetition of an experiment under controlled conditions so that a specific result may be observed) research-based (“Scientific, research-based instructional practices” has come to mean teaching/ training based on a world view that considers man an animal without a soul, conscience, creativity, or free will whose behavior can be changed using operant conditioning and other manipulative psychological techniques without his knowledge or “informed” consent. Government research is necessarily “scientific, research-based” since government’s world view is based on evolution and Skinner. Private research is another matter since it is not required to be based on any particular world view, but often reflects the same viewpoint. Unfortunately, many religious and private schools are using methods and programs based on “scientific” research.) response (Reaction, reply) script (Teachers using Skinnerian operant conditioning must teach from a prepared curriculum format; they are not allowed to deviate from that script) sociology (The science of human society and of social relations, organization, and change; specifically, the study of the beliefs, values, interrelationships, etc., of societal groups and of the principles or processes governing social phenomena. Of interest here is that many