International Baccalaureate: Training the Global Citizen [more…]
April 15, 2010
Here is the article from the Education Reporter.
CURE commentary: Many parents, upset with the dumbing down of US eduation, are demanding more rigor. Some have found this rigor in the International Baccalaureate program. Yes, it is rigorous, but one should consider:
(1) Beneath the rigor, is the worldview being conveyed a view that reinforces the traditional American worldview of faith, family, and freedom?
and
(2) Education in the US once was very rigorous. How did it happen that the system was dumbed down so much that parents would seek out a foreign program to educate their children?
Tags: International, International Baccalaureate, baccalaureate, global
Here is the article from the Education Reporter.
CURE commentary: Many parents, upset with the dumbing down of US eduation, are demanding more rigor. Some have found this rigor in the International Baccalaureate program. Yes, it is rigorous, but one should consider:
(1) Beneath the rigor, is the worldview being conveyed a view that reinforces the traditional American worldview of faith, family, and freedom?
and
(2) Education in the US once was very rigorous. How did it happen that the system was dumbed down so much that parents would seek out a foreign program to educate their children?
Tags: International, International Baccalaureate, baccalaureate, global