"Well, at least they're finally admitting it. In an effort to ensure that Texas' next generation of leaders have ideas as bad as theirs, the Texas Republican Party has included in this year's version of the party platform a gem almost too outrageous to be true
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. "
read more:
http://www.burntorangereport.com/diary/12453/you-cant-make-this-stuff-up-republicans-opposed-to-critical-thinking-in-education
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. "
read more:
http://www.burntorangereport.com/diary/12453/you-cant-make-this-stuff-up-republicans-opposed-to-critical-thinking-in-education
