Posted by
L Gravel on Tuesday, July 08, 2008 6:00:00 PM
Thomas Sowell blames the fall of France in WWII on the Teacher's Union:
In France, after the First World War, the teachers’ unions launched a systematic purge of textbooks, in order to promote internationalism and pacifism.
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At the outset of the [German] invasion, both German and French generals assessed French military forces as more likely to gain victory, and virtually no one expected France to collapse like a house of cards — except Adolf Hitler, who had studied French society instead of French military forces.
I love Thomas Sowell.
Incidentally, if you haven't read the International Baccalaureate
mission statement lately, here it is:
The International Baccalaureate aims to develop inquiring, knowledgeable and caring young people who help to create a better and more peaceful world through intercultural understanding and respect.
To this end the organization works with schools, governments and international organizations to develop challenging programmes of international education and rigorous assessment.
These programmes encourage students across the world to become active, compassionate and lifelong learners who understand that other people, with their differences, can also be right.
The IB site has a "World School" search capability on the left-hand side. Colorado, for example, has 22 high schools with an IB program.