Some more thinking about the Texas GOP platform, this time from the Chronicle of Higher Education; see: http://chronicle.com/blogs/innovations/what-were-they-thinking/33367
The author suggests at the end of the article that perhaps the GOP might consider incorporating text such as the following in their 2014 platform (i.e., the next time they will change the platform: |The purpose of education is to teach students the knowledge, skills, |habits, and qualities of character they need to thrive. This includes |teaching students reading, writing, arithmetic, phonics, history, and |science, and the cultivation of memory, analysis, and synthesis. |Schools should focus on education first, not job training, though genuine |education fosters practical skills, not just commitment to abstract ideals. |We oppose using schools and public colleges and universities for political |advocacy and we oppose as well short-cut pedagogies that lay claim |to teaching students “how to think” but typically end up telling students |“what to think.” -Mike Palij New York University [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=18851 or send a blank email to leave-18851-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
