tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30897652.post544368337401979917..comments2024-03-27T15:44:43.564-08:00Comments on What Do I Know?: "They don’t want a population of citizens capable of critical thinking." George CarlinStevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10498066938213558757noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30897652.post-24105222709428292602013-06-14T17:18:20.363-08:002013-06-14T17:18:20.363-08:00From the 2012 Republican Party of Texas platform:
...From the 2012 Republican Party of Texas platform:<br /><br />"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."<br /><br />http://www.texasgop.org/about-the-party<br /><br />The platform's "rejection" of critical thinking is a bit misleading. However, the platform seems to genuinely reject any teaching that is "challenging the student's fixed beliefs." <br /><br />There is an interesting analysis of the debates about this passage here:<br /><br />http://www.austinchronicle.com/blogs/news/2012-08-18/half-true-what-politifact-got-wrong-about-the-gop-and-critical-thinking/<br /><br />- M.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com