THE NAT`L TRAINING LABORATORY, SET UP BY THE N.E.A. TO REEDUCATE OUR TEACHERS, WRITES THIS ABOUT OUR CHILDREN IN ITS` MANUAL.
'ALTHOUGH THEY (CHILDREN) APPEAR TO BEHAVE APPROPRIATELY AND SEEM NORMAL BY MOST STANDARDS, THEY MAY ACTUALLY BE IN NEED OF MENTAL HEALTH CARE IN ORDER TO HELP THEM CHANGE, ADAPT, AND CONFORM TO THE PLANNED SOCIETY IN WHICH THERE WILL BE NO CONFLICT OF ATTITUDES OR BELIEFS."

ANOTHER ALARMING QUOTE THAT COMES FROM ONE OF THE LEADING TEACHER TRAINERS IN AMERICA  DR. PIERCE SAYS "CHILDREN OF CHRISTIANS ARE IN NEED OF MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT." PIERCE CONTINUES "EVERY CHILD ENTERS SCHOOL AT AGE 5 MENTALLY ILL BECAUSE THEY HAVE AN ALLEGIANCE TOWARDS OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS, OUR FOUNDING FATHERS, AND OUR INSTITUTIONS."  HE PROPOSES SCHOOL BASED MENTAL HEALTH CLINICS TO TREAT ALL CHILDREN WHO BELIEVE IN GOD FOR MENTAL ILLNESS!

AFTER START UP GRANTS OR FEDERAL SEED MONEY HAS BEEN DEPLETED, LOCAL TAXES MUST BE RAISED TO PROVIDE CONTINUING SUPPORT OF THE SERVICES AT THESE SCHOOL BASED HEALTH CLINICS.

AS PART OF O.B.E. IN LITTLETON HIGH SCHOOL IN COLORADO A STUDENT CAN FAIL ALL OF HIS CLASSES AND STILL GRADUATE IF HE PASSES ALL HIS DEMONSTRATIONS.  IF THAT STUDENT FAILS ONE DEMONSTRATION, HOWEVER,  HE WILL NOT GRADUATE!

O.B.E. DOES NOT EVEN ATTEMPT TO RAISE STUDENTS` PERFORMANCE ON ACADEMIC TESTS.  INSTEAD O.B.E. GOALS MAY INCLUDE OUTCOME GOALS SUCH AS: ADAPTABILITY TO CHANGE, SELF-ESTEEM, PROPER ENVIRONMENTAL ATTITUDES, UNDERSTANDING OTHERS, AND CONSENSUS BUILDING.

THE OBJECTIVES OF O.B.E. ARE PRIMARILY BASED ON BENJAMIN BLOOMS` TAXONOMY OF EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES, WHICH STATES THAT A PERSON HAS REACHED THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF EDUCATION WHEN HE OR SHE NO LONGER BELIEVES IN RIGHT OR WRONG.
IS THE GOAL OF O.B.E. TO FOSTER INTELLIGENCE IN CHILDREN OR TO CHANGE THEIR BEHAVIOR?

BENJAMIN BLOOM ALSO WROTE ALL OUR CHILDREN LEARNING IN WHICH HE STATED "THE PURPOSE OF EDUCATION IS TO CHANGE THE THOUGHTS, FEELINGS AND ACTIONS OF STUDENTS."
 

OUTCOMES OF O.B.E. CAN SOUND HARMLESS ENOUGH UNTIL YOU EXAMINE THE HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS GIVEN TO SUPPORT THEM. IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE OUTCOME THAT ALL STUDENTS WILL DEMONSTRATE PHYSICAL AND EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING, AND HAVE THE KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND BEHAVIORS ESSENTIAL TO LIVE A HEALTHY AND PRODUCTIVE LIFE", FIRST GRADERS WERE ASKED TO IDENTIFY PERSONAL BODY PARTS ON AN ANATOMICALLY CORRECT CARD OF MALE AND FEMALE CHILDREN.

UNDER THE OUTCOME "STUDENTS WILL DEMONSTRATE THE ABILITY TO ASSESS AND ACCESS HEALTH SYSTEMS AVAILABLE IN THEIR COMMUNITY WHICH MAINTAIN AND PROMOTE HEALTHY LIVING FOR ITS CITIZENS,"
 CHILDREN ARE TOLD TO DESCRIBE THE ROUTE FROM THEIR HOUSE OR SCHOOL TO THE NEAREST PLANNED PARENTHOOD CLINIC, AND VISIT OR CALL A CLINIC AND LIST THE SERVICES AVAILABLE THERE. PLUS COMPLETE A SHOPPING INFORMATION FORM DESCRIBING PRODUCTS SOLD AT A PARTICULAR STORE INCLUDING THREE TYPES OF LATEX CONDOMS, ONE KIND OF FOAM, AND THE PRICES FOR EACH PRODUCT.
THESE TWO SAMPLE OUTCOMES ARE FROM SCHOOLS IN KANSAS AND KENTUCKY.

THE OKLAHOMA STATE DEPT. OF EDUCATION DEVELOPED THE FOLLOWING OUTCOMES. 1) THE STUDENT WILL IDENTIFY DIFFERENT TYPES OF FAMILY STRUCTURES, SO THAT NO SINGLE TYPE IS SEEN AS THE ONLY POSSIBLE ONE.
2) THE STUDENT WILL DEVELOP COMMUNICATION SKILLS, INCLUDING BEING ABLE TO TALK WITH ONE`S ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL PARTNER ABOUT SEXUAL BEHAVIOR.
WHAT IF A STUDENT HAS NO "POTENTIAL PARTNER" BECAUSE HE OR SHE HAS CHOSEN TO ABSTAIN? WILL THAT STUDENT FAIL THE OUTCOME?
POLITICALLY CORRECT THINKING IS NOT ONLY HEAPED UPON STUDENTS, BUT IS A GRADUATION REQUIREMENT!

IN OHIO IT IS ALARMING HOW MUCH TIME AND EMPHASIS IS GIVEN IN ITS` STRATEGY MANUAL TO CONTROLLING WHO IS PERMITTED TO EVEN TAKE THE TEACHING LICENSER EXAMS, WHO IS ABLE TO BEGIN TEACHING, AND ONCE PERMITTED, WHO IS ALLOWED TO CONTINUE TEACHING. NO EDUCATION DIVERSITY IS PERMITTED! A LARGE BURDEN ON TEACHERS WILL BE TESTING AND RETESTING.

A GROWING NUMBER OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS THROUGHOUT PENNSYLVANIA ARE DECIDING NOT TO IMPLEMENT THE NEW STATE REGULATIONS MANDATING  TRANSFORMATIONAL O.B.E.. THEIR SCHOOL DIRECTORS ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THE LOWERING OF ACADEMIC STANDARDS, THE MONUMENTAL COST OF THE NEW PROGRAM, AND ABOUT THE COLLECTION OF INTIMATE PERSONAL DATA ABOUT STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES AND ITS STORAGE IN A COMPUTER DATA BANK.
 IN ONE DISTRICT IN PENN. TEACHERS SENT A MEMO TO STUDENTS AND PARENTS ADMITTING THAT O.B.E. WASN`T WORKING. THEY NOTED THAT STUDENTS COULD RETAKE TESTS IF THEY FAILED THEM THE FIRST TIME AROUND, LEADING TO MORE AND MORE STUDENTS PUTTING OFF LEARNING.

SPEAKING TO THE ELECTRONIC PORTFOLIOS THAT ARE KEPT ON STUDENTS, PARENTS ARE CONCERNED THAT THESE PRIVACY INVADING RECORDS WILL BE USED TO REMEDIATE WHATEVER ATTITUDES AND BEHAVIORS THAT ARE DEEMED UNACCEPTABLE, AND ALSO CONCERNED THAT THEY WILL BE PASSED ON TO POTENTIAL EMPLOYERS WITH YOUR "POLITICALLY INCORRECT " ATTITUDES. O.B.E.`S PLAN IS TO DENY JOBS TO THOSE WHO HAVE NOT DEMONSTRATED POLITICALLY CORRECT VALUES AND ATTITUDES.

I WOULD LIKE TO MENTION A LITTLE ABOUT HOW THE STATE CAN TAKE CONTROL OF LOCAL SCHOOL BOARDS.  ACCORDING TO PENNSYLVANIA STATE BILL 1268, LOCAL AUTONOMY CAN BE REMOVED THROUGH THE DECLARATION OF "ACADEMIC DISTRESS" BY THE STATE SECRETARY OF EDUCATION.  ONCE SUCH A STATE HAS BEEN DECLARED AS A RESULT OF UNMET PERFORMANCE STANDARDS, THE SECRETARY CAN APPOINT A THREE MEMBER ACADEMIC INTERVENTION TEAM, WHICH HAS ALL THE POWER CURRENTLY EXERCISED BY THE ELECTED SCHOOL BOARD--INCLUDING THE AUTHORITY TO CHANGE THE CURRICULUM, ADOPT A BUDGET, AND RAISE TAXES TO PAY FOR IT.
NOW LET ME TELL YOU HOW THE STATE HAS IT RIGGED SO THAT PERFORMANCE STANDARDS WILL NOT BE MET. AS PART OF GOALS 2000 A MEANS OF 50% IS THE STARTING POINT AT WHICH ALL STUDENTS ARE EXPECTED TO ATTAIN AT THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TESTING.  THEN A 5% IMPROVEMENT MUST BE REALIZED EVERY TWO YEARS.  NOW AFTER I TELL YOU ABOUT SOME OF THE QUESTIONS THAT ARE ON THE ASSESSMENT TESTS, YOU TELL ME IF YOU THINK EVEN AN ADULT WOULD BE ABLE TO FIGURE OUT WHICH ANSWER IS THE CORRECT ONE.  NOW KEEP IN MIND THAT THESE TESTS ARE GUARDED FROM TEACHERS, SCHOOL BOARDS, PARENTS, AND ELECTED OFFICIALS.
EVERY TEST IS DIFFERENT! SOME OF THE QUESTIONS HAVE BEEN LEAKED TO CONCERNED INDIVIDUALS SUCH AS PHYLLIS SCHLAFLY, FROM CONCERNED WOMEN OF AMERICA, AND BEVERLY LA`HAY A NATIONAL CHRISTIAN TALK SHOW HOST.  4 SAMPLE QUESTIONS FOLLOW BELOW:
IF YOUR FRIENDS WERE GOING OUT RAZZING THE TOWN WITH SPRAY PAINT SHOULD YOU? A) GO IF THE POPULAR KIDS GO?
                            B)NOT GO AT ALL?
                            C)GO IF THE MAJORITY OF KIDS GO?
IF YOU WANTED TO BUY A BIRTHDAY GIFT FOR YOUR FATHER THAT COST FOUR DOLLARS BUT YOU ONLY HAD ONE DOLLAR , SHOULD YOU?
                           A)STEAL THE GIFT?
                           B)BORROW THREE DOLLARS FROM A STRANGER?
                           C)SWITCH THE PRICE TAGS?

BLACKS ARE BETTER THAN WHITES IN SPORTS?
                        A)    TRUE
                        B)    FALSE
 I DON`T KNOW THE CORRECT ANSWER TO THIS ONE!

HOMOSEXUALITY IS AN ALTERNATIVE ACCEPTABLE LIFESTYLE!
                       A)     TRUE
                       B)     FALSE
YOU SHOULDN`T BE ASKED THIS YET ALONE BE ABLE TO GET IT WRONG!
THESE QUESTIONS ARE ENCOURAGING THE WRONG MESSAGE!
WILL THE RESULTS OF THESE TESTS BE PUT ON OUR CHILDREN'S ELECTRONIC PORTFOLIO AND PASSED ON TO PROSPECTIVE EMPLOYERS?
SINCE 1989 1.8 MILLION OHIO STUDENTS HAVE BEEN TRACKED ON AN EXTENSIVE DATA BASE IN 93 CATEGORIES OF INFORMATION, INCLUDING SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS, DISABILITIES, TEST SCORES, AND WHETHER OR NOT A STUDENT IS PREGNANT. THE OHIO DEPT. OF EDUCATION REQUESTS THAT ALL 93 CATEGORIES BE LINKED TO A STUDENTS NAME AND SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER.

HERE IS WHAT O.B.E. (NEW COMPACT FOR LEARNING) BOILS DOWN TO:
FIRST THE OUTCOMES FOR STUDENTS ARE ESTABLISHED
THEN STUDENTS ARE INSTRUCTED ON HOW THEY ARE TO BE, KNOW, AND HOW TO ACT! WHATEVER ROUTE INDIVIDUAL DISTRICTS MAY CHOOSE TO GET THE STUDENTS THERE, AND WHATEVER SKILLS STUDENTS MAY DEVELOP ALONG THE WAY ARE RATHER INCIDENTAL. THE BOTTOM LINE IS THAT THE FINAL PRODUCT--THE TRANSFORMED, GLOBALLY PREPARED CITIZEN--OPERATES ACCORDING TO SPECS.

THE ARIZONA O.B.E. MANUAL OPENLY ADMITS ITS DESIRE TO CHALLENGE STUDENTS` BELIEFS AND VALUES, UNDER THE PRETEXT OF NURTURING THEM TOWARD SELF DETERMINATION.

WHAT CRITERIA WILL COLLEGES HAVE TO JUDGE WHETHER STUDENTS ARE READY FOR ADMISSION?

WHAT HAPPENS IF STUDENTS DON`T ACHIEVE THE OUTCOMES?

WHOSE STANDARDS OR CRITERIA WILL BE USED TO DECIDE WHAT THE RIGHT ANSWERS ARE FOR QUESTIONS IN THE ATTITUDINAL DOMAIN?

WILL PARENTS HAVE ACCESS TO THE ASSESSMENT TESTS?

THE BATTLE FOR OUR CHILDREN`S MINDS WILL BE WON IN THE HOME WITH MORAL VALUES BEING TAUGHT.  NOT VALUES CLARIFICATION!
 

CRADLE TO COLLEGE
PARENTS AS TEACHERS PROGRAM:
      A FAMILY VOLUNTEERS FOR WHAT IS PRESENTED AS EDUCATION AND HEALTH SCREENING TO ENSURE THAT THEIR CHILD BEGINS SCHOOL HEALTHY AND READY TO LEARN.
IF PARENTS REFUSE TO STAY IN THE PROGRAM OR DO NOT FOLLOW THEIR ADVISORS INSTRUCTIONS, THE ADVISOR WILL THREATEN TO CONTACT LOCAL CHILD PROTECTION SERVICES TO HAVE THE CHILD REMOVED FROM THE HOME.
 AS PART OF P.A.T. EACH CHILD IS GIVEN A COMPUTER CODE NUMBER BY WHICH HE CAN BE TRACKED FOR THE REST OF HIS LIFE!
 THERE HAVE BEEN REPORTS OF "HOME EDUCATORS" RECOMMENDING THAT PARENTS WITH SUPPOSEDLY HYPER-ACTIVE CHILDREN SEE A DOCTOR AND RECEIVE A PRESCRIPTION FOR RITALIN.  PARENTS WHO FOLLOWED THE HOME EDUCATOR`S INSTRUCTIONS, BUT WHO LATER REFUSED TO GIVE RITALIN TO THEIR CHILDREN, WERE REPORTED - BY THE HOME EDUCATOR - TO CHILD PROTECTION SERVICES! ( IT IS FUNNY THAT OUR PRESIDENT WOULD  HAVE THE GOV`T TRACK OUR HEALTHY CHILDREN, BUT HAVE ADULTS WITH A LETHAL TRANSMISSABLE DISEASE REMAIN ANONYMOUS)
WHY IS THIS PROGRAM SO POPULAR WITH THE STATE? BECAUSE THEY RECEIVE FEDERAL MONEY FOR DEVELOPING EARLY CHILDHOOD PREVENTION PROGRAMS. THE MORE "AT RISK" CHILDREN THEY HAVE THE MORE MONEY THEY GET.

 UNDER THE GUISE OF SHOWING "REAL LIFE SITUATIONS" A PROSTITUTE WAS BROUGHT IN TO CLASS.  WHEN A MOTHER ASKED WHY THIS WAS ALLOWED TO HAPPEN SHE WAS TOLD, "TO SHOW KIDS THE VALUES THEY WERE BEING TAUGHT AT HOME ARE NOT NECESSARILY THE ONLY WAY OF LOOKING AT THINGS."

HOW MUCH CONTROL DOES A SCHOOL HAVE WHEN THEY ARE HANDED THE OUTCOMES AND TOLD THEY CAN ACHIEVE THEM ANY WAY THEY CHOOSE JUST AS LONG AS THEY ACHIEVE THEM?

 OUTCOME BASED EDUCATION (NEW COMPACT FOR LEARNING) MAKES IT IMPOSSIBLE TO JUDGE WHETHER A TEACHER IS DOING HIS OR HER JOB ADEQUATELY.
IF YOU TEACH AND TEST STUDENTS ON SUBJECTS THAT ARE VAGUE, SUBJECTIVE, AND BASED ON ATTITUDES, VALUES, FEELINGS, AND EMOTIONS, INSTEAD OF HARD ACADEMIC KNOWLEDGE, THERE IS NO WAY YOU CAN GAUGE WHETHER A CHILD HAS LEARNED ANYTHING!

     AS PART OF O.B.E. (NEW COMPACT FOR LEARNING) FIRST STUDENTS ARE TAUGHT TO QUESTION THE AUTHORITY OF THEIR PARENTS, THEN STRIPPED OF THEIR MORAL VALUES, AND PRESENTED WITH THE IDEA THAT "IF IT FEELS GOOD DO IT."  IF YOU THINK I AM OVERSTATING THE CASE, LET ME QUOTE DIRECTLY FROM THE NATIONAL GUIDELINES FOR COMPREHENSIVE SEXUALITY  EDUCATION.  ONE RECOMMENDATION IS THAT CHILDREN AS YOUNG AS FIVE BE TOLD: ...THAT "IT FEELS GOOD TO TOUCH PARTS OF THE BODY," THAT "SOME MEN AND WOMEN ARE HOMOSEXUALS, WHICH MEANS THEY WILL BE ATTRACTED TO... SOMEONE OF THE SAME GENDER," AND THAT "ADULTS KISS, HUG, TOUCH, AND ENGAGE IN OTHER SEXUAL BEHAVIOR WITH ONE ANOTHER TO SHOW CARING AND TO SHARE SEXUAL PLEASURE."
 SUFFICE IT TO SAY THAT BY THE TIME A CHILD ENTERS FOURTH OF FIFTH GRADE, HE KNOWS EXACTLY WHAT HIS PARENTS ARE DOING IN BED AT NIGHT, THE BENEFITS OF MUTUAL MASTURBATION, AND HOW TO UNROLL CONDOMS ON BANANAS.

READING DIRECTLY FROM CURRICULUM, INSTRUCTION, AND ASSESSMENT, FRAMEWORK FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS, WHICH I GOT FROM DON LOMANTO, AND WHICH WAS DRAFTED IN NOVEMBER OF 1993 BY THE N.Y.S. EDUCATION DEPT., GOAL #5: EACH STUDENT WILL RESPECT AND PRACTICE BASIC CIVIC VALUES AND ACQUIRE AND USE THE SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE, UNDERSTANDING, AND ATTITUDES NECESSARY TO PARTICIPATE IN DEMOCRATIC SELF-GOVERNMENT.
INCLUDED ARE:
UNDERSTANDING AND ACCEPTANCE OF THE VALUES OF JUSTICE, HONESTY SELF-DISCIPLINE, DUE PROCESS, EQUALITY,AND MAJORITY RULE WITH RESPECT FOR MINORITY RIGHTS.
WHAT ARE THESE BASIC CIVIC VALUES THAT STUDENTS ARE EXPECTED TO RESPECT AND PRACTICE?
WHAT ARE THE ATTITUDES THAT STUDENTS ARE TO ADHERE TO?
O.B.E. WOULD TELL YOUR CHILD THAT HE CAN CREATE HIS OR HER OWN SET OF VALUES, AND THERE ARE NO MORAL ABSOLUTES, AND NO RIGHT AND WRONG. ONLY "SITUATION ETHICS." (WHATEVER YOU DECIDE IS CORRECT)

O.B.E. DOES NOT REQUIRE A BASIC LEVEL OF READING PROFICIENCY.

O.B.E. REPLACES LETTER GRADES WITH "AUTHENTIC ASSESSMENT" THEREBY ELIMINATING INEQUALITY. WHEN A STUDENT RECEIVES AN "A" IT WOULD DAMAGE THE SELF-ESTEEM OF LOWER ACHIEVERS.

O.B.E. WOULD HAVE THE POLITICALLY CORRECT STUDENTS "PEER COUNSEL" AND TUTOR YOUR "AT RISK" (BASED ON SOCIAL VIEWS) SONS AND DAUGHTERS.

WHAT IS THE CRITERIA FOR EVALUATING THE PORTFOLIOS OF OUR CHILDREN?  WILL IT FOCUS ON VAGUE POLITICALLY CORRECT GOALS AND DESIRED OUTCOMES?

DO STUDENTS HAVE TO VALUE THE CULTURAL DIFFERENCES OF ALL LIFESTYLES?

UNDER OUTCOMES AS HABITUAL BEHAVIORS (in the framework for English language arts) WILLINGNESS TO PARTICIPATE IMPLIES BOTH AN ABILITY AND A PROPENSITY TO ENGAGE, EXPERIMENT, TAKE RISKS, AND SUSTAIN EFFORT.  I WOULD ASK THE STATE TO GIVE ME AN EXAMPLE OF THE RISKS STUDENTS SHOULD BE WILLING TO TAKE. ALSO, THE EXPERIMENTS THEY SHOULD ENGAGE IN?

MUST OUR KIDS APPRECIATE ORAL TEXTS OF OTHER STUDENTS EVEN IF IT GOES AGAINST WHAT THEY WERE TAUGHT TO APPRECIATE AT HOME?  AND IF THAT IS THE CASE, AND YOUR CHILD DOES NOT APPRECIATE THEIR VIEWS, WILL THEY BE "REMEDIATED" OR GIVEN A FAILING ASSESSMENT?  WILL THIS BAD ASSESSMENT BE INCLUDED ON AN ELECTRONIC PORTFOLIO FOR EVALUATION BY PROSPECTIVE EMPLOYERS OR COLLEGES?

WHY MUST TOLERANCE AND ACCEPTANCE OF DIVERSE (and radical by most standards) BELIEFS AND ATTITUDES BE A DESIRED GOAL OR OUTCOME?

DO YOU THINK EULOGIES SHOULD BE PART OF REQUIRED CLASSROOM CURRICULUM?

WHY MUST PERFORMANCE INDICATORS INCLUDE ACCEPTING THE THOUGHTS AND FEELINGS OF OTHERS?

AS PART OF PERFORMANCE TASK A OUTCOME #1 (frame work for English language arts) WHY MUST STUDENTS TELL TALL TALES ABOUT THEIR FAMILIES?

WHY IS DISCIPLINE WITHOUT BOUNDARIES? IN THAT  ANYTHING CAN BECOME THE PROPER STUDY OF ENGLISH?

OUTCOME BASED EDUCATION DOES NOT SAY TEACHERS WILL TEACH ! IT DOES SAY STUDENTS WILL DEMONSTRATE!

 STUDENTS MUST DEMONSTRATE THAT THEY HAVE MET THE OUTCOMES OF THE STATE!
 1ST THEY ARE PRETESTED TO GET AN IDEA OF WHERE THEY STAND ON ISSUES SUCH AS :
  1. HAVING A MINIMUM POSITIVE ATTITUDE.
  2. THEIR ADAPTABILITY TO CHANGE.
  3. THEIR RAPID ADJUSTMENT TO CHANGE.
  4. IF THEY WILL GO WITH THE FLOW OR THINK FOR THEMSELVES
  5. AN UNDERSTANDING AND ACCEPTANCE OF OTHERS.
  6. PROPER ATTITUDES FOR COMMUNITY LIVING.
  7. PROPER ENVIRONMENTAL  ATTITUDES.
  8. IF READY TO BE CITIZEN OF A CHANGING SOCIETY.

 2ND THE CURRICULUM IS INTRODUCED.  THE CURRICULUM IS SELECTED BASED ON HOW THE CHILDREN PRETESTED AND ON WHAT AREAS THE STUDENTS LACK THE PROPER ATTITUDES.

 3RD THEY ARE ASSESSED ON WHAT THEY THINK AND FEEL AFTER BEING SUBJECTED TO THE CURRICULUM.

 4TH THEY ARE ASSESSED (TESTED) AGAIN TO DETERMINE IF THEY WILL ADAPT TO CHANGE.

 5TH REMEDIATION TAKES PLACE FOR THOSE WHO HAVE NOT DEMONSTRATED THE DESIRED OUTCOMES.  STUDENTS ARE ASKED WHAT THEIR OBJECTIONS ARE.

 6TH GRADUATION IS ALLOWED WHEN STUDENTS HAVE MET ALL THE OUTCOMES. (THIS COULD BE THREE WEEKS OR TEN YEARS)

IN PENNSYLVANIA THE E.Q.A. TEST IS GIVEN IN THE 5TH, 8TH, & 11TH GRADE.  AFTER THE TEST EACH DISTRICT IS INSTRUCTED TO STATE HOW THEY WILL CHANGE THE CURRICULUM TO MEET THE GOALS.  THIS TEST HAS 30 ACADEMIC QUESTIONS AND 385 ATTITUDINAL QUESTIONS.  THEY BASE THEIR LONG RANGE PLAN ACCORDING TO TEST SCORES.  AT THIS POINT THE STATE STEPS IN TO ASSIST WITH CURRICULUM DIRECTION BY INTRODUCING WHAT THEY CALL "VALIDATED PROGRAMS."  (validated to change behaviors and attitudes of children in a particular subgroup)  AFTER THE E.Q.A. TEST WAS OPPOSED BY THE PUBLIC IN PENN. IT WAS ELIMINATED. BUT, THE STATE INCORPORATED IT INTO THE ASSESSMENT SYSTEM ANYWAY.  THE STATE COMPLETED THE REVISION OF THE E.Q.A. IN 1993 AND PUBLICLY SAID "WE WILL RETURN TO TESTING ALL GOALS BY 1993."

IN 1987 JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY STATED THAT O.B.E. DOES NOT WORK.

THE BETENDORF SURVEY IS CIRCULATING IN PENNSYLVANIA, ASKING STUDENTS QUESTIONS LIKE:
 DO YOU REGARD YOURSELF AS A BIGOT?

 WHICH ONE OF YOUR PARENTS IS THE MEANEST?

 WHICH MINORITY DO YOU THINK IS MOST LIKELY TO ELIMINATE AN ENTIRE RACE?

 WHICH CULTURE DO YOU THINK IS MOST LIKELY TO NOT SPEAK ENGLISH?

UNDER O.B.E. ACHIEVEMENT GOES DOWN, BUT IT DOESN'T SHOW UP BECAUSE WHEN THE OUTCOME IS MET EVERYONE RECEIVES THE SAME GRADE.

STATE REGULATIONS SAY DISTRICTS MUST DEVELOP A PLAN TO DRIVE CURRICULUM THAT WILL MEET STATE OUTCOMES.  IF THE PLAN DOES NOT MEET THE STATE STANDARDS THE DISTRICT MUST DO IT OVER.

ACCORDING TO SENATE BILL 1268, AFTER ASSESSMENT, IF A DISTRICT IS BELOW THE STATE AVERAGE, THEY ARE DEEMED TO BE "CURRICULUM DEFICIENT." WHICH ALLOWS THE STATE TO APPOINT A MANAGERIAL TEAM TO REPLACE THE LOCAL SCHOOL BOARD INCLUDING THE POWER TO TAX AND SET CURRICULUM. (AN AVERAGE IS JUST THAT AN AVERAGE. SO THAT MEANS THAT SOME OF THESE DISTRICTS ARE ALREADY DEFICIENT.)

O.B.E. IS AVERAGING A SIX TO TEN FOLD INCREASE ($) OVER THE EXISTING CURRICULUM IN THE STATES THAT HAVE ADAPTED THIS NEW WAY OF ASSESSING.

ALL STUDENTS WILL ACHIEVE ALL OUTCOMES OR THEY WILL NOT MOVE FORWARD.

ALL THE INFORMATION ON THE PREVIOUS 2 PAGES CAME FROM AN O.B.E. VIDEO THAT WAS  CREATED TO WARN PARENTS, TEACHERS, ADMINISTRATORS, AND CONCERNED INDIVIDUALS OF THE PITFALLS OF THIS INDOCTRINATION, WHICH IN NEW YORK IS CALLED "A NEW COMPACT FOR LEARNING."

I AM NOT TRYING TO ALARM ANYONE, AND I CAN`T SAY THAT ALL OF THESE THINGS ARE TAKING PLACE IN OUR LOCAL SCHOOLS, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY DON`T. NEW YORK STATE IS ONE OF THE LAST STATES TO IMPLEMENT OUTCOME BASED EDUCATION.  THAT MAY BE THE REASON NO ONE IS SHOWING CONCERN YET . BUT, THE MORE YOU BECOME AWARE THE MORE PEOPLE WILL OPPOSE THIS NEW PROGRAM CALLED "A NEW COMPACT FOR LEARNING." MANY NEW NAMES ARE ADAPTED TO THROW OFF PARENTS.