From: Christopher Green [[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, July 05, 2012 4:41 PM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: [tips] GOP Opposes Critical Thinking Chris Green wrote:
"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/"; ---------- No political spin by Chris, just by the "alternative" newspaper in the liberal bastion of mostly conservative Texas. You might be forgiven for assuming the Austin Chronicle is the daily newspaper in Austin but a brief perusal of the articles will provide evidence that, although this was in the "News" section, it was not a news article in any sense. In fact, it was listed in the Blog section of this alternative paper. Chris again: "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."" A critical thinker might ask "what is being elided?" Rick Dr. Rick Froman, Chair Division of Humanities and Social Sciences John Brown University Siloam Springs, AR 72761 [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> --- 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=18837 or send a blank email to leave-18837-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
