eed) students to more effective districts.rnConscc[uentl, the educrats have beenrnscrambHng to their last Hnc of defense:rndepreciate tlie results and significancernof specific testing instruments, such asrnthe SAI’ and PE, and objective, quantitatirnc grading s’stems in general. Therngeneral name for this is OBE, “Outcome-rnBased Education,” which seeks torndispense with Carnegie curriculum unitsrnaltogether and institute in their placern’ague “new basics” based on a mishmashrnof “learning outcomes” defined and establishedrnb- the educrats themselves.rnRather than mathematics, science, andrnlanguage arts, the euphemistic buzzwordsrnof this paradigm are “fairness,”rn”dixersitv,” “self-esteem,” “confidence,”rn”sensitivitv,” and “emergence.” How arnchild writes or what he writes is far lessrnimportant than how he feels about howrnor what he writes. Next to literacy in thernmuseum of public education is historicalrnscholarship, which is being revised andrncontorted so as not to exclude or offendrnam h phenated sub-elassifieation of humans,rnplants, or animals. For example, Irnha’e learned that Africa was the cradle ofrnmath and engineering, that a sub-Saharanrnblack diseo’ered America, and thatrnNegro soldiers single-handedlv liberatedrnthe German concentration camps inrnWorid War II. The verit- of such feats,rnlet alone their difficult reconciliationrnwith the present state of the Dark Continent,rnis of little importance providedrnthev pla’ well to the group they seek tornassuage and serve to discredit the contributionsrnof less-hyphenated peoples, partieularUrnwhite European males.rnAll this in the name of “fairness” andrn”self-confidence.” In reality, it is in thernname of job security. In the marketplace,rnshoddy work and poor productrnqualit- gcnerallv result in the eliminationrnof the producer and its products.rnBut the education establishment is notrnthe marketplace.rnIncidentally, I have received complaintsrnabout one of my workers nappingrnon the job—sometimes napping for twornto three hours at a time. A supervisor hasrnsuggested that I eodifv more austere policiesrnagainst such nonperformance. Afterrnmuch thought, I ha’e decided thatrnstricter standards would be unfair to emplornees who genuineh try, and whosernmain reason for coming to work is torncatch up on their sleep.rnJeffrey Michael Kane is a writer andrnbusinessman in Zanesville.rnHeb Us Fight To SavernOur southern Heritage!rn”Civil Rights” groups have launched a campaign to eliminaternALL symbols of Confederate history and heritage, including thernremoval of all Confederate monuments from public property!rnIf you’re ready to fight back, then Join A Winning Team!rnThe Heritage Preservation AssociationrnHPA is a nonprofit, national membership organization thatrnutilizes educational, legal and political resources to protectrnSouthern symbols. Southern culture, and Southern civil rights.rn• In Georgia we educated voters ^irnand lobbied the General Assembly.rnWe defeated an anti-flag boycottrnand a liberal governor to help savernthe Georgia flag. We endorsed andrnhelped elect several pro-flag staternsenators and state representatives.rn• In Virginia we defeated attempts torncensor the movie “Gettysburg,” helped save the state songrnand are fighting to return the Confederate flag to thernDanville Confederate Museum. We endorsed and helpedrnelect a city council member who supports our efforts.rn• In South Carolina we lobbied the General Assembly torndefeat an anti-flag compromise and we successfully opposedrntwo lawsuits that would have removed the Confederate flagrnfrom the State House. We lobbied and helped save GeneralrnWade Hampton Boulevard from being renamed MartinrnLuther King Boulevard.rn• In North Carolina we are seeking legal action againstrnvarious school systems that discriminate against childrenrnwho wear or display Confederate symbols.rnAnnual Membership of $39.95 includes a bi-monthlyrnnewsletter, special membership discounts and accessrnto HERITAGE-BBS, a nationwide computer system.rnMention this ad and save 10% {VISA, Mastercard, AMEX)rnTo join by phone or request more information, callrn800-TO-DIXIErnHPA • RO. Box 98209 • Atlanta, GA 30359rn(404) 928-2714 • Fax (404) 928-2719rnFEBRUARY 1995/41rnrnrn