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Users on Reddit have dug up a disturbing stand on the Texas Republican Party's stateplatform [PDF].

I. Texas GOP: Critical Thinking is Bad, Blind Faith Good

The party writes [pg. 12]:
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.By "fixed beliefs", the GOP clearly means "fundamentalist religious beliefs". In other words the party is afraid that teaching students to think analytically might disrupt illogical superstitions, such as creation myths, which scientific evidencedoes not support. http://www.dailytech.com/Fearful+of+...ticle25070.htm

[S.T.D.]

I don't think you should be posting that here, should you?

I thought that was an obvious, and well known, point of the right's policies - it also means they don't have the education to take the jobs that the (generally) wealthier right's childrens that had gone to proper educational institutes would be educated for. It's also easier to deceive the ignorant - it's worked well for them so far.

[ZX3URrBH]

Yeah, bring this to SYBFM and I'll let you know what I think...

[PlanTaleks]

[Abraham]

That's pretty shocking, not sure it's even defend-able.

[kenowinnumberss]

mushroom theory - keep them in the dark and feed them on ****

[Xfxhbcxp]

That's pretty shocking, not sure it's even defend-able.

If you aren't sure, you should look at how they chose to defend their statement.
Now the party is trying to backtrack. It says that it did not mean to include the words critical thinking skills. Instead it claims it only opposes higher order thinking skills -- educational programs that encourage students to independently evaluate their faith, cultural, and personal beliefs using logic. There is no uncertainty, you cannot defend a statement like that.

... Unless you don't acknowledge logic.

[flopay]

[Crundaangerge]

I don't think you should be posting that here, should you?

I was under the impression that as long as the post (and responses) fall within the FM guidelines, we can post articles such as this.

[cbUDaNFRu]

So, they're still digging?