Is IB really UN?

Links: Criticism of the International Baccalaureate Program  /  Wikipedia IB page


Our local school system has adopted the International Baccalaureate education program.  At first this sounded pretty good.  A structured program emphasizing core subjects, critical thinking, social responsibility, cultural awareness, and foreign language.  What could be wrong with that?

I'm afraid it hasn't been so great.  Our children are frequently stressed by IB "experiments" supposedly designed to teach cultural awareness.  We are constantly finding ourselves countering controversial ideas being taught to our kids as fact.  Chinese is taught daily, but science and math are not.  Our kids are stressed, and so are we.

A little research has caused me some very real alarm.

It turns out that the IB program is a United Nations initiative.  It was originally designed to teach the children of foreign diplomats in Europe.  In its modern form, IB is designed to advance UN ideals and world citizenship at the expense of American history, culture, and patriotism.  The social agenda of the UN is subtly forced on our children through the IB curriculum.  This is an agenda considered by many Americans to be very liberal and completely contrary to our national heritage.

We are no longer going to participate in this social indoctrination of our children.  Starting next year, our kids will be home schooled.  My wife did an excellent job of educating out children prior to enrolling them in the public system.  Under her tutelage, I expect my children to receive an education that is as good, or better than what is being offered through the IB program.  I will also find comfort in the fact that they will be guided in their social development to adopt our family's and our nation's values and heritage.