Part of the Better International Baccalaureate Education is "American Guilt"

School administrators are promising parents across America better education through the International Baccalaureate. The IB of Conference of the Americas is meeting in Texas, and they aren't afraid to tell the educators promising your children a better education through the IB that you should feel guilty for being an American and wanting your child to achieve success and build wealth.

This is taken directly from the International Baccalaureate Web site, where you can see the IB isn't afraid to call American society values for simply wanting the better things in life. In other words, you are supposed to want a better education for your child, but don't you dare desire for your child to reap the rewards of a better education. For you should feel guilty for being an American and enjoying the abundance that is created through hard work in America.

“The mindset of scarcity is so pervasive“
BY LAURA JOYCE | PUBLISHED: JULY 22, 2011

Aruna Kharod reports back after attending Khaled Hosseini’s plenary session on the second day of the conference.

“In America, we are so used to abundance in everyday life—everything, from food to daily necessities is there at our fingertips. So why do we constantly feel as if something in our lives is lacking? Perhaps it is because “the mindset of scarcity is so pervasive”, as Khaled Hosseini suggests.

We are raised in a society that constantly strives for superlatives—the most expensive clothes, the biggest house, the highest income. This kind of focus, in my opinion, is shallow because we can easily forget that there are others in the world who have so much less than we do, and yet are satisfied with their lives.

The Khaled Hosseini Foundation aims to enlighten and empower students to act on their sentiment and reach out. Through a UN partnership, the foundation provides Afghani refugees with materials and knowledge to build a small shelter. Students can help, too—a $1500 donation can buy the necessary materials.

Hosseini’s observations were eye-opening for me and I am anxious to spread the message and act on the sentiment of goodwill by doing what I can; I want to spread the knowledge through my school this coming year.”