Topic: The IB Controversy

Learning Outcome: Show an awareness of the potential for educational, political or ideological influence of the media.

Area: Education/Politics

Warmer: Divide students into groups, all with a different article but the same IB mission statement. Students must read the articles and give short presentation on their article compared and contrasted with the IB mission statement.

Three articles

“IBO: A Controversial UN Global Education Program That Conflicts with Judeo-Christian Values Has Been Established In Arkansas” (www.wpaag.org)

http://www.wpaag.org/International%20Bbaccalaureate%20Program%201.htm

“AR Anti-Christian Ed Program Will Promote Complete Disarmament” (www.wpaag.org)

http://www.wpaag.org/IBO%20-%20Promotes%20Complete%20Disarmament%20&%20Tolerance.htm

“All American Trouble” (The Guardian)

http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2006/mar/14/schools.schoolsworldwide/print

Assignment 2: In groups, students do their own research. The aim is to find arguments strongly opposing and supporting what their original article stated.

In class, show example of David Cameron’s speech on multiculturalism. (http://fullcomment.nationalpost.com/2011/02/08/david-cameron-and-multiculturalism/)

Assignment 3: Group presentations

Assignment 4: Debate

Further Research:

- Behaviorism/Conditioning (Adam Curtis videos e.g. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O9FaIyc4vpU)