You would be forgiven for thinking that the subject line is some sort of political "spin" on my part. In fact, it is the headline in the Austin Chronicle for the article linked here: http://www.austinchronicle.com/blogs/news/2012-06-27/gop-opposes-critical-thinking/
Here's a verbatim snippet from the Texas Republican Platform for 2012: "We oppose the teaching of Higher Order Thinking Skills..., critical thinking skills and similar programs... [which] have the purpose of challenging the student’s fixed beliefs and undermining parental authority." So, we should only teach students what they already believe? What's the point of that? :-) Chris --- Christopher D. Green Department of Psychology York University Toronto, ON M3J 1P3 Canada [email protected] http://www.yorku.ca/christo/ ========================== --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=18833 or send a blank email to leave-18833-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
