Wolves In Sheep’s Clothing By Charlotte T. Iserbyt THE GOOD SHEPHERD.14 22 28 30 44 © 1995 Chariotie T. Iserbyt unless otherwise indicated, Additional copies of this book available for $10 each, plus $1.50 postage and handling, from Charlotte T. Iserbyt, 1082 Washington St., Bath, ME 04530, Fax: 207-442-0551, Phone: 207-442-7889. This collection of articles was published in The Christian Conscience magazine, a monthly publication (11 issues per year) of the lowa Research Group, Inc., P.O. Box 17348, Des Moines, lowa 50317-0346, Fax: 515-262-9854, Email CONSCIENCE@netins.net. Single copy rate $3.50. Subscriptions $28 per year, $38 foreign. Sample copy available upon request. Table of Contents OBE & CHOICE: The Fatal Flaw In Compromise Chariote erie Wolves In Sheep's Clothing Charlot T. Lert Training Our Children for the Global Economy: The Multinational Corporations’ Role in Dumbdown, Fascist//Socialist Planned Economy (Chart: eri and Melanie K. Fle ‘A Debate With William Spady Charla 7 ee From Choice to Work Force Training Charo T. bet Schook-to-Work: The Great Perpetual Workforce Machine - A Lifelong Learning System Bettye Lewis ‘The Madness Is In the "METHOD" (Charate Tere The “Skinner-Box" School Jed Brown CONSCIENCE PRESS PO, fox 17346 + Des Moines, A » 50317-0346OBE & CHOICE: The Fatal Flaw In Compromise Charlotte T. Iserb\ Several Christian leaders are find- ing “common ground” with Out- come-Based Education. But, their focus is on the content when the real problem is the method! Then key sociologists/educrats invite theit opposition to dia- logue over so-called “educa. tional controversies,” you can be sure something is not quite right. Recently, according toa report entitled “Education ‘Pe Talks’ begin” in the May 17, 1994 issue of The Denver Post: Some of the most outspoken national opponents and proponents of outcome- based education have already met infor- ally in Denver to identify common Spadyand members of his High Success Network consulting firm met... with Bob Simonds, national president of Citizens for Excellence in Education... also present wwere representatives of Focus on the Fam- ily. We're extending the olive branch, said Marjorie Ledell, coordinator of com- munications and policy for Spady's High erwork. Success Spady says e's willing to talk: about “OBE choice,’ which would put stress on lercing parents in their own communities decide on the type of outcomes they want. Simonds is quoted as being “interested in talking about enhanced OB, which is content. based—strong on math, science, English, but not concemed with ‘attitudes, values Arnold Burron, professor of education at the University of Northem Colorado anda tradi- list Christian who works closely with Bob Simonds, called the meeting “a significant step forward.” Amy Stephens, representing James Dobson’s Focus on the Family, wisely reserved judgment on what, if any, steps could be taken toreconcile the postions help by the two oppos- ing sides. No Compromise Possible Alarm bells should be going off across the nation. There can be no compromise on this issue, As outrageous as the outcomes ate (60 quote no less an education authority than Al Shanker, President of the American Federation of Teachers), outcomes in the values domain— which have been bad for as long as this author can recall—can always be changed to suit the whims of the moment (Politicalteligious/eco- nomic, ete.) This is about to happen if Spady, ‘Simonds, et. al. come to some sort of a “compro- muse” on OBE ‘What the social engineers will not allow tobe compromised, however, 1s the mastery leam- ung/OBE method to which UNESCO, and the US. Department of Education have been committed for at least 25 years, according to Professor S. Alan Cohen of the University of San Francisco. Secretaries Terrell Bel, William Bennett, Lamar Alexander, and Richard Riley, have all sup- ported OBE mastery leaning with grants to de- velop and implement it nationwide. Why? Because the bottom line, as usual, is bal profits, and there is no more effective way el to “train” workers than using mastery lear ing/programmed leaning whichisbasedon ivan Pavlov’s animal psychologyand the late Harvard Professor B.F. Skinner's behavior modification techniques. That is, the operant conditioning, stimulus-response type techniques of the knee- jerk, rat lab, pigeon training, “Sit, Fido”. “Stay”. Pop a biscuit in his mouth and move on to the next skill-type education. The Conditioning Of Students ‘The Northwest Regional Educational labora ‘ory funded by the U.S. Department of Educa- tion, states in its Effective Schooling [OBE, ed] “I. could make a pigeon a high achiever by reinforcing it on a proper schedule.” —BF. Skinner January 1995 The Christian Conscience 3