The National Education Association (NEA) in partnership with the World Economic Forum (WEF) and United Nations (UN) has developed a set of lesson plans to indoctrinate American children with the ideals of sustainability, Environmental Social Governance (ESG), and global citizenship. In the name of Social Emotional Learning (SEL), children are given Cultural Marxist lessons where they learn about injustices suffered by identity groups around the globe, and then are encouraged to become activists.
A little background: The World Economic Forum (WEF) is an association of rich and powerful industry and world leaders working to implement Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) standards throughout industry. By leveraging partnerships with major financial institutions such as Blackrock and Vanguard that own substantial stock positions in thousands of companies, they encourage businesses to make “correct” decisions in-line with ESG principles. Each year the WEF releases a list of potential disasters likely to befall humanity. This list includes items such as severe energy price shock, failure of climate change mitigation, large scale terrorist attacks, food crisis, rapid spread of infectious disease, and large-scale cyber-attacks. To address these risks the WEF advocates for worldwide public-private partnerships and global education. They are a staunch supporter of Social Emotional Learning (SEL).
The United Nations also believes in global education and sustainability and, in partnership with their education arm, United Nations Educational Scientific Cultural Organization (UNESCO), they have developed a list of 17 goals to transform our world. They call these their Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) and they are intertwined with the WEF’s ESG initiative:
No Poverty
Zero Hunger
Good Health and Well-Being
Quality Education
Gender Equality
Clean Water and Sanitation
Affordable and Clean Energy
Descent Work and Economic Growth
Industry Innovation and Infrastructure
Reduced Inequalities
Sustainable Cities and Communities
Responsible Consumption and Production
Climate Action
Life Below Water
Life on Land
Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions
Partnerships for the Goals
These grand ideas always sound good because of the virtuous-sounding slogans which manipulate people into compliance, but these plans are not good for us. It is about these unelected world leaders shaping society on a global scale through their vision of economic, educational, environmental, and social evolution. They seek to whittle away the notion of national sovereignty.
According to the NEA,
“Twelve Lessons to Open Classrooms and Minds to the World is the result of a collaborative effort organized by the NEA Foundation to support outstanding teacher-leaders in developing 21st century global curriculum that is aligned with the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals – a universal call-to-action to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure that all people enjoy peace and prosperity.”
“An intentional global education which responds to these cultural imperatives would create opportunities for students to learn about and develop the skills to address the kinds of risks identified by the World Economic Forum and to contribute to achieve the United Nations Development Goals.”
So, what is in these lesson plans? For starters, the lesson plan for Kindergarteners focuses on making 5-year-olds hyper sensitive to issues surrounding hunger. Please stay tuned as we explore these lessons and their effect on our communities.