JISHOU, HUNAN — So, three years ago, I wrote a post about objections to the International Baccalaureate program as a tool of the left wing, socialists, the UN, anti-Christians and things that go bump in the night.
It got a few comments afterward, but they petered out in early 2008. Then “ObserverNY,” otherwise known as Lisa McLoughlin, dropped by late last month and reopened the discussion. You can read our previous exchanges at the original post. The purpose of this post is to highlight her most recent comment, and my response to it.
To put it briefly, Lisa does not trust the UN or President Barack Obama, and predicts a “revolution” is coming. The IB program is just the tip of the iceberg of her fears and objections to the world as it is.
Her post begins with a response to my questioning whether IB is an NGO of the UN.
eljefe -
I’m afraid you are incorrect. IBO is PRECISELY an NGO of UNESCO. Since you don’t want to look at my website, how about the official IB website? Is that ok with you?
http://www.ibo.org/partnerships/governments/
UNESCO
The IB has been recognized as a NGO of UNESCO since 1970 and currently has the status of “formal consultative relations as a network” with UNESCO. IB representatives participate regularly in UNESCO meetings and comment on UNESCO proposals in education. Some projects have received UNESCO funding—see Cambodia and Nigeria in the list of partnerships [126 kb, PDF] and exchanges with governments and inter-governmental organizations (IGOs).
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