Wisconsin may have gone back to the 1950s, but Texas Republicans
want to take us back to the Dark Ages.
"Texas Republicans also believe 'controversial theories' such evolution and climate change — which aren’t controversial at all — 'should be taught as challengeable scientific theories subject to change as new data is produced.' There’s more: the GOP also opposes the teaching of 'critical thinking skills' because they 'focus on behavior modification and have the purpose of challenging the student’s fixed beliefs and undermining parental authority.' ”
The 5 Craziest Policies in Texas Republicans' 2012 Platform
My sympathies to anyone female, of color, of non-traditional sexual preference, intelligent, curious, or who engages in critical thinking in Texas. (Yes, I know that sentence makes a hash of parallel construction, but at least I spelled parallel right.)
Thanks to k for the links.
The world is burning, in so many ways.
Posted by: k | 01 July 2012 at 11:40 AM
Maine can't be far behind. Our gov is a total brainless thug.
Posted by: Lisa | 01 July 2012 at 12:25 PM
I was thinking about that after I saw it a few days ago, and this is what I came up with:
If critical thinking threatens your beliefs, maybe you need to think critically about your beliefs..
Posted by: Chris | 01 July 2012 at 12:38 PM
MD (literally) can't keep the lights on. For all our progressive policies, we can't keep the power up. /just sayin' As for the state of the US: scary. Very Scary.
Posted by: bullwinkle | 02 July 2012 at 05:31 AM
I used to live in Texas. Then I moved to Georgia. Not much of a change, sadly. :-(
Posted by: Susan | 02 July 2012 at 05:01 PM
Sheesh. After interviewing outside of Minnesota, I decided to quit looking for work elsewhere. I like it here. It's not perfect, but I like it.
Posted by: Soxanne | 02 July 2012 at 10:27 PM
Critical thinking focuses on *behavior modification*? WTH? Next you'll tell me that it supports education and logic. Wow. Just wow.
Posted by: Carrie#K | 03 July 2012 at 04:40 PM
As if you didn't already have me cradled in the palm of your hand...you went and acknowledged faulty paralellism. Swoon.
Posted by: Jocelyn | 04 July 2012 at 12:20 AM
The first thing that worried me, after hearing about this the other day, was the fact that the children coming out of such an 'education' system would be automatically rejected by any decent college. Their only options would be the so-called bible colleges, where they could continue the same faux education.
Posted by: gayle | 04 July 2012 at 08:14 AM
Sheesh. So "critical thinking skills...have the purpose of challenging the student's fixed beliefs and undermining parental authority." I thought that was the whole POINT of going to college.
Posted by: Lorette | 18 July 2012 at 01:11 PM