Deliberate Dumbing Down of America Public Education

Appendix XIV

Alert on National Education Goals Panel Community Action Tool Kit

October 6, 1994 TO: Concerned Citizens FROM: Charlotte Iserbyt, Former Senior Policy Advisor,

U.S. Department of Education, Office of Educational Research and Improvement, from which all components of educational restructuring (OBE/ML/Goals 2000) emanated. SUBJECT: National Education Goals Panel Community Action Tool Kit;

Do-It-Yourself Kit for Education Renewal, Community Organizing Guide , September 1994. ACTION ALERT.

Order the above-mentioned materials from the Government Printing Office, 202–512–1800. The Stock No. for ordering is 065–000–00680–4. The price is $37. It is important to confront your elected officials IMMEDIATELY with the proof before educators receive project and move ahead with it in your community. Concerned parents, teachers, plain taxpayers, etc. are fortunate that we were able to obtain a copy of these incredible materials which in a nutshell spell out clearly how to manipulate all segments of the community into accepting/supporting GOALS 2000 (the restructuring of our schools, i.e., “nation,” according to a speech delivered by Shirley McCune of the Midcontinent Regional Education Laboratory at the Governor’s Conference, Wichita, Kansas, 1989). Explicit strategies are presented in manipulation of the community into accepting theoretical, unproven curricula. The guide provides clear and ample direction to censure dissenting voices critical of the restructuring. These directions include deliberately misleading of the media, formulation of core groups to isolate and stifle dissenters, contrived data collection among other offensive activities. The aim is not to reach consensus but to obfuscate the real issues in order to push forward a one-sided agenda. A most disturbing reference is made toward controlling by name a particular religious group. For years education researchers have referred to the change agents’ bible: The Change

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