Guys, here the link to the 2012 Plaform: s3.amazonaws.com/texasgop_pre/assets/original/2012Platform_Final.pdf
The quote is on page 20 and here is the full text: |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. So you have what has been elided. Here's another gem. |Early Childhood Development – We believe that parents are best suited |to train their children in their early development and oppose mandatory |pre-school and Kindergarten. We urge Congress to repeal |government-sponsored programs that deal with early childhood development. (p20) And: |Controversial Theories – We support objective teaching and equal treatment |of all sides of scientific theories. We believe theories such as life origins and |environmental change should be taught as challengeable scientific theories |subject to change as new data is produced. Teachers and students should |be able to discuss the strengths and weaknesses of these theories openly |and without fear of retribution or discrimination of any kind. Is "creation science" considered a "scientific theory"? I bet that the authors think so and deserve equal time time with the Darwinian thing. And: |Sex Education – We recognize parental responsibility and authority |regarding sex education. We believe that parents must be given an |opportunity to review the material prior to giving their consent. We |oppose any sex education other than abstinence until marriage. So, insane in the membrane? -Mike Palij New York University [email protected] Christopher 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/";; ---------- On Thu, 05 Jul 2012 18:47:24 -0700, Rick Froman wrote: 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?" --- 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=18839 or send a blank email to leave-18839-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
