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S is no better than communist China or France. The U. S IS better, unless we let Obama turn it into socialist France. Constitutional, God loving Americans will be rising up.
Things are getting worse rapidly. Things are getting very, very, bad. IB is all about relativism. We absolutely believe in God, we absolutely believe that some people are right and some people with their differences of opinion can be very, very, wrong. For a few years I have studied in polish schools.
I appreciate the values both countries imparted on me. At first I would compare the two countries, America obviously coming out bigger, better, more, organised, cheaper, to, live, in, etc. But as I grew older I saw more of the subtle differences. Poland is a much more Christian country. It too has immigrants, but most people are white Christians.
America is, no matter how people want to deny it, a melting pot. There are people of all religions and nationalities strewn about everywhere.
Where am I getting to? I learned that, indeed, the material prosperity of the USA is not the only thing I ought to consider when I put the two countries side by side. I learned to appreciate no single viewpoint is ever completely right. When I came in the the IB program in high school, I felt that this is one of the things it wants to teach.
I have a lot of students in class like me, who lived in other countries. One person even was in the USA her whole life, just coming to Poland last year. In addition to the original author we have testimony here from three separate students who are products of this educational program or programme, if it matters.
They all bear credible witness that the program has not formed them into anti-Americans or anti-Christians, and two of the students seem to be very devout Christians themselves. The author and the students clearly have some first-hand experience with the program me , while the author of the most recent post seems to have none. The author and at least one of the students have lived, or even currently live, both within and outside the United State, while the author of the most recent post apparently has not.
She came through the AP system. It was a chemistry teacher in high school that opened her world to what she describes as the the most analytical and logical subject she has ever known. Was she required to memorize information…you bet and lots of it. Information provides the foundation for higher analytical and logical thought and expression.
The focus of IB at our International School is political and social change. The only problem with IB is that there is a politically acceptable school of thought that all learning must be built upon. Social change is at the heart of IB and to this extent the underlying perception is anti-capitalism. We are speaking of relativism and the disregard for notion that absolute exists.
Just try to suggest that climate change is cyclical and inherent to a very complex system of patterns and change as suggested by many meteorologists today… and see the personal attacks and backlash. Climate change has become political and it is sickening that there is little room for deviation for the global learner in IB for reasonable doubt, even in the presence of data.
Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed. Jeff Utecht I started blogging in and found it such a powerful way to reflect and share my thinking about technology, this generation, and how we prepare students for their future not our past. Website Facebook Twitter Instagram. Tech Plan Part 1 October 16, And we're off…. September 14, It's Friday! September 7, Reece 16 years ago Reply.
I wonder if the students taking the IB courses think that they are anti-american. Jessica 16 years ago Reply. Indu 15 years ago Reply. I want to do something that I love, not something that causes me anxiety.
I want to live my life and do what I want with it. So many aspects of IB were awful for me. But I would be lying if I said it was an entirely worthless experience. Just thinking about crossing this finish line and making it to next year makes me want to sob. Leave a Reply Cancel reply.
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