Here is Noggle's article in its entirety:
I read that the state is revising school standards:
Missouri school leaders have slowed a sweeping proposed overhaul of state accreditation rules but remain alarmed by its far-reaching implications.
They continue to raise serious questions about the proposal, which, among other things, would
» increase the number of already controversial state-mandated exams,
» require districts to be reviewed annually, instead of every five years, and
» force districts to track the progress of graduates and to report a variety of new details, including how many students complete federal financial aid forms.
This is a program by state officials in the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, which is allegedly answerable to citizens.
So when I hear that the head of the Ozark, Missouri school district is agin it:
"We're talking about quite drastic changes that will affect students and their families," said Ozark Superintendent Gordon Pace. "It's a tough time to propose a lot more changes to education."
I think to myself, "Is this the same guy who favors imposing International Baccalaureate standards on his school system?" Why, yes,yes it is:
Perhaps it is the common phrase, “The world is a scary place,” that is driving the opposition against the Ozark School District pursuing the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme for Ozark.
According to information found when researching this topic, the program sums itself up this way:
“Life in the 21st century, in an interconnected, globalized world, requires critical-thinking skills and a sense of international-mindedness, something that International Baccalaureate® (IB) Diploma Programme students come to know and understand.”
Dr. Gordon Pace, superintendent, Dr. Sam Taylor, high school principal, along with the Ozark School Board believe that students, even those physically living in the middle of the United States far from any international borders, might benefit from having the opportunity to challenge and expand their intellect in preparation for navigating that scary place.
So it's not too drastic to adhere to a program developed by International Experts, but it is too drastic to adhere to a program developed by people in the state of Missouri, albeit Education Experts.
Huh.
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So Dr. Pace has a lot of explaining to do. He promises better education to Ozark students as long as the globalist agenda of the United Nations and its radical redistribution of wealth, anti-American agenda is involved, but when it comes to reforming schools on a state and local level to provide better education to Ozark and Missouri students, Dr. Pace says "it's a tough time to propose changes in education."
Do you get the feeling Dr. Pace is hiding something--possibly lying to the residents of Ozark?
