Now suddenly, members of the Ozark School Board and administration want parents input after often pushing it away and ignoring it on matters and concerns related to the IBO.
In regards to the latest attempt to produce education on the state level through MSIP 5 , Ozark Schools finally want parents input.
"We just need everybody to take a breath," Ozark Communications Director Curtis Chesick said. "It just comes down to, there needs to be more thought put into it, more collaboration between all the stakeholders."
That's why the Ozark School Board on April 14 approved a resolution asking the state Department of Education to withdraw MSIP 5.
Ozark is the only school in Christian County that is opposed to the state's efforts to improve education. Ozark is looking to the United Nations and an international government body over those who live in the state of Missouri in hopes of improving education. Most of us realize how looking outside of the state for quality education has failed time and again, most recently with the federal government's No Child Left Behind, which can easily be summed up as no child gets an education because of its mainstreaming requirements.
So what have we learned about all of this. When it comes to state and local control of the Ozark School District, the school board wants nothing of it. When it comes to giving up control, well they are willing to look to the United Nations for answers. To me, that's a scary proposition, especially when you consider the anti-American sentiment in both the UN and the IBO.
Of course we all knew this was coming. Our friends at 24th State warned us of Dr. Gordon Pace's reluctance to trust state and local governments with our children. Dr. Pace believes an international governing body can better prepare (indoctrinate) your kids for the future and doesn't have any faith in the people of Missouri.
So I will leave you with 24th's State's conclusion about Dr. Gordon Pace and the IBO:
I read that the state is revising school standards:
Missouri school leaders have slowed a swee ping 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.
