Hi.  I found the Texas Republican party platform and found it outrageous in manyh areas.  This bit about education, though, is particularly noteworthy and brings to mind much of what we discussed in class about our current backward approaches to public education.  Check it out, it is their officially stated platform:

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.



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.

American Identity Patriotism and Loyalty – We believe the current teaching of a multicultural curriculum is divisive. We favor strengthening our common American identity and loyalty instead of political correctness that nurtures alienation among racial and ethnic groups.

Folks, Please vote and let's get the Dems a majority in Congress so that this country can move forward, and not back!



 

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