A new reader comes to the blog — Invisible Serfs Collar http://www.invisibleserfscollar.com/structuring-minds-and-hearts-to-quietly-gain-power-to-act-directly-on-the-individual-citizen/and is dismayed by the difficult reading. My reply below. She says:
So Frustrated!
I see what’s happening. A client has been directed to the blog for some help on the topic — lurking dangers in 21st Century education, or something like that — whatever.
The blog posts may be frustrating because they are part of a long conversation that has been going on for a number of years. And, some familiarity with the book — Credentialed to Destroy: How and Why Education Became a Weapon — is a plus.
The client so anxiously and enthusiastically wants to embrace the knowledge. But, it takes a while to get the substance and significance of the message.
Granted the writing is nuanced, to put it mildly. An obsession with all the complexities of a seeming conspiracy and the implications for mankind does not make for easy research. What is being tracked is a movement that is slick and stealthy — a lot of coded language, backroom planning, coercion, and haste.
For example, see the title of this book often referred to by Robin — Guided Evolution of Society, Banathy, 2000. Doesn’t that sound like deliberate manipulation of man’s journey? Robin goes so far into her probing that she does not just stay on top of current developments. She actually checks the references, credentials and favorite heroes of some of the current leaders who both write and provide “training” workshops in transforming communities and schools.
For example, one of the scariest “heroes” of some of these leaders is A N Leontiev who wrote texts in the 30s in Russia on the steps to take in transitioning to “socialist, communist society”. Imagine my alarm when someone in my neck of the woods (Vancouver, Canada) is starting up a service to bring forth community round tables for consensus-building and whose references include academics who participate in studies of Leontiev!
Yes, it’s frustrating to see no blueprints arising from Robin’s writings. But through following her revelations I was able to twig on to this “community organizing” coming to my neighborhood! Will be watching.
There is much pent-up demand out there for clear and straightforward analysis and especially, for guidance as to WHAT TO DO.
JoeJoe: If you are into school reform, think of the 100s of books along this vein — What’s Wrong With Schools And What To Do About It. Have any of these done any good? The main thing they do is cause the system to close ranks even tighter against the reformers and parents.
Robin unearths so much darkness that it is with some dread, no doubt, that she proceeds. What is so extraordinarily astonishing is that she still persists in digging away, despite the nasty stuff uncovered. This is what she says: I try to bring sunlight to the issues. It’s the best disinfectant I can think of.
I know it’s frustrating not to see one killer cudgel that will slay the common core monster. But, it’s disintegrating even now in large part due to terminal internal faults and critiques such as Robin’s.
Perhaps the best introduction to this conversation is to read all the Reviews in Amazon.com on the book. I agree: More clarity is desirable and some have complained about the style but not the content. If a new, updated issue were to be published with a comprehensive index, I would gladly buy another copy.
JoeJoe: Please give it a try. We need more people with eyes-opened-wide!
"I have never been angrier at someone attempting to write about such an important subject. I will blame you for every child subjected to Common Core and destroyed. If you wrote better, more people would understand what is really happening."