Discussion: Texas Republicans oppose "critical thinking skills"

Jameson Teqkilla

http://s3.amazonaws.com/texasgop_pre...form_Final.pdf

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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.

Eaten By Lions

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and have the purpose of challenging
the student’s fixed beliefs and undermining parental authority.

O - M - G

Auraeolux

JonnyϟLightning

Aden

It's Texas, should we be surprised?

VJoker

Texas is just ...

JonnyϟLightning

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Originally posted by Rivington Reject

It's Texas, should we be surprised?

Where do you happen to live?

Cz!

Good thing I am not from Texas.

Mélina

Ugh. Texas, my darling homestate....Why u so stupid sometimes?

Auburn

I can't say I'm one bit surprised.

Sunshine.

Not to mention their stance on homosexuality...

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Homosexuality ― We affirm that the practice of homosexuality tears at the fabric of society and contributes to the breakdown of the family unit.

h.u.r.r.i.c.a.n.e

I'm smart. But can someone translate this for me?

Archetype

I wish Texas would leave the US and join Mexico, which most of the state should be a part of anyway.

Lucas32

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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.

Mélina

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Originally posted by sailor****

Not to mention their stance on homosexuality...

I'm glad not everyone thinks like that.

BLaCKPoWeR

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Originally posted by sailor****

Not to mention their stance on homosexuality...

I don't know why some people act like allowing *others* to do whatever they want is like forcing them to do it too.

Chrome

Welp.

MissBreakaway

To be honest, stuff like that makes me so glad I'm European. Damn, those conservatives are crazy people

GaGaFan

If you look at the report, the surrounding pages also focus on vocational skills, i.e. jobs that don't require the skills that they're talking about.

I totally oppose this, by the way, but make sure you look at it from their perspective.

Cobrastyle.

Messy.