TX Repubs: No Critical Thinking In Schools!

[Visionoyahweh]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/06/2 ... 32097.html

Right up the SOTDRT Alley: Abstinence Only, Corporal Punishment, No Critical Thinking

The position causing the most controversy, however, is the statement that they oppose the teaching of "higher order thinking skills" -- a curriculum which strives to encourage critical thinking -- arguing that it might challenge "student's fixed beliefs" and undermine "parental authority."

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[PennySycamore]

I'm with Dr. Farnsworth and you, Visionoyahweh.

[CanadianHippie]

I'm with Dr. Farnsworth and you, Visionoyahweh.

+1

It's like these republican's don't want Texas High school grads to succeed in University. You have to have critical thinking skills to really do well in post secondary and life.