\u201cIrreversible Change\u201d by Sir Michael Barber who now heads up Pearson Education, the world\u2019s leading education industry company: <\/p>\n
\u201cFor a while in the mid-20th century it seemed as if communism might establish new ethics<\/strong>, but by the 1970s all that remained in Western countries was rampant consumerism and \u2018the quicksand of cultural relativism\u2019\u2013an abandonment of the morality of right and wrong.\u201d<\/p>\n And \u201cIn the absence of God and Marx<\/strong> what are we to do?\u201d <\/em><\/p>\n Well Barber got his Global Citizenship Standards. I am looking at the Secondary school curriculum that went into effect in 2002. It explicitly proclaims that its concept of Global Citizenship is grounded in Agenda 21.<\/strong> Which is actually not the urban legend some people seem to believe. If Agenda 21 is a conspiracy, it\u2019s an on-the-record open one. Here it is described as \u201ca universal initiative that recognizes the right of everyone to be consulted about the sort of community in which they want to live. Agenda 21 is about improving the quality of life both locally and globally.\u201d<\/p>\n