Charlotte Thomson Iserbyt (October 26, 1930 – February 8, 2022) was an American freelance writer and senior policy advisor to the

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Early life and education

Charlotte Thomson Iserbyt was born in Brooklyn, New York on October 26, 1930. She attended Dana Hall preparatory school and Katharine Gibbs College in New York City, where she studied business. Iserbyt's father and grandfather were

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graduates and members of the

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Career

Iserbyt served as the senior policy advisor in the Office of Educational Research and Improvement (OERI),

, during the first term of U.S. President

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. Iserbyt later served as a staff employee of the

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(South Africa, Belgium, South Korea). From 1999, she served as President of 3D Research, Co. in Bath, Maine."Charlotte Thomson Iserbyt."
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Publications

Iserbyt is known for writing the book ''The Deliberate Dumbing Down of America''. The book argues that gradual changes to the American public education system are being used to eliminate the influences of a child's parents, and mold the child into a member of the

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in preparation for a socialist-

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world of the future. She considers that these changes originated from plans formulated primarily by the

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, and details the psychological methods used to implement and effect the changes. Iserbyt also wrote ''Back to Basics Reform'', which documents her experiences working in the Department of Education.

Personal life and death

In 1964, Iserbyt married Jan Iserbyt (2 May 1929 – 5 May 2008); they had two sons. Iserbyt also served as an elected school board member in Camden, Maine 1976–1979, and founded the Maine Conservative Union, an affiliate of the national American Conservative Union, and Guardians of Education for Maine. Charlotte Thomson Iserbyt died on February 8, 2022, at the age of 91.

Publications

''Back to Basics Reform, or OBE: Skinnerian International Curriculum''
(1985).
''The Deliberate Dumbing Down of America: A Chronological Paper Trail''
(1999). .

References

Sources

* Goodlad, Dr. Professor John. "John Goodlad education". Google Scholar. Various academic publications. Retrieved June 2018.

External links

Official Blog
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