7/8/12

Texas GOP declares war on teaching critical thinking skills in public schools. I am beyond words...


From the new platform of the Texas GOP:


"Knowledge-Based Education - We oppose the teaching of Higher Order Thinking Skills (HOTS) (values clarification), critical thinking skills and similar programs that are simply a relabeling of Outcome-Based Education (OBE) (mastery learning) which focus on behavior modification and have the purpose of challenging the student's fixed beliefs and undermining parental authority."

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