Deliberate Dumbing Down of America Public Education

Appendix XXI

“Status of Internationalization of Education”

“Status of Internationalization of Education” by Charlotte Iserbyt originally appeared in The Christian Conscience (March 1998) and is printed here in its entirety with updates to reflect more recent events.

Those participating in the Direct Instruction (DI)/Core Knowledge (CK) debate on an anti-education reform Internet discussion loop or elsewhere may wish to step back and take a look at the big picture, without which none of the myriad components of restructuring can be fairly discussed or judged. At present it seems that some very sincere people, who have done excellent work in the past, have a severe case of tunnel vision. They must get themselves out of the tunnel in order to survey the landscape. Ingredients in the recipe The recipe for the international curriculum/workforce training agenda calls for implementation of the following components. (Noted after each component in italics is the status of each agenda item, i.e., whether or not the component[s] has/have been accomplished.) (1) Federal/International Control of Education. The creation of the U.S. Department of Education in 1978 established the official link between U.S. education and all the international agencies and Ministries of Education which answer to the United Nations and its lifelong learning agenda. (Done.) (2) Passage of Goals 2000 ( done ), STW Opportunities Act ( done ), Careers Act. (Done.) (3) Funding. Federal government funding of the instructional method, computers, curriculum, national assessment, and workforce training. All funding is now in place with the exception of pending Senate passage of the CAREERS Act and pending Senate passage of

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