The GOP goes full-on cartoonish super-evil.
June 28, 2012 10:30 AM Subscribe
We oppose the teaching of Higher Order Thinking Skills, critical thinking skills and similar programs which focus on behavior modification and have the purpose of challenging the student’s fixed beliefs and undermining parental authority.
— The 2012 Platform of the Republican Party of Texas
This post was deleted for the following reason: I know this is a popular Ha Ha thing going around on the internet right now but it doesn't really seem like a great idea for a post. -- cortex
What was that South Park ditty again?
posted by Slackermagee at 10:34 AM on June 28, 2012
posted by Slackermagee at 10:34 AM on June 28, 2012
Indeed. Today's Republican Party, objectively against thinking.
posted by Zonker at 10:34 AM on June 28, 2012
posted by Zonker at 10:34 AM on June 28, 2012
That's just filler.
posted by Blazecock Pileon at 10:36 AM on June 28, 2012
posted by Blazecock Pileon at 10:36 AM on June 28, 2012
A friend had a good question: What exactly is a "fixed belief"?
If it's truly fixed, what's the danger in challenging it? Was it previously broken?
posted by 0xFCAF at 10:37 AM on June 28, 2012 [1 favorite]
If it's truly fixed, what's the danger in challenging it? Was it previously broken?
posted by 0xFCAF at 10:37 AM on June 28, 2012 [1 favorite]
Protecting Active Military Personnel’s Right to Vote - We urge the Texas Secretary of State and the U.S. Attorney General to ensure that voting rights of our Armed Forces will neither be denied nor obstructed.
Obviously they are arguing that military service should be a path to citizenship for illegal aliens.
posted by Behemoth at 10:37 AM on June 28, 2012
Obviously they are arguing that military service should be a path to citizenship for illegal aliens.
posted by Behemoth at 10:37 AM on June 28, 2012
Ah, so that's what it was. I thought there was a smell of entitled jackasses coming from downtown a few weekends ago.
posted by kmz at 10:37 AM on June 28, 2012
posted by kmz at 10:37 AM on June 28, 2012
This is going to be really hard for Texas to live down....
posted by aramaic at 10:39 AM on June 28, 2012
posted by aramaic at 10:39 AM on June 28, 2012
"Protecting Active Military Personnel’s Right to Vote - We urge the Texas Secretary of State and the U.S. Attorney General to ensure that voting rights of our Armed Forces will neither be denied nor obstructed."
pandering
"we urge the Texas Secretary of State to ensure that right of bacon to be delicious, and to ensure that that right will neither be denied or obstructed"
posted by idiopath at 10:39 AM on June 28, 2012
pandering
"we urge the Texas Secretary of State to ensure that right of bacon to be delicious, and to ensure that that right will neither be denied or obstructed"
posted by idiopath at 10:39 AM on June 28, 2012
In the Texas GOP Logo, is that a bow? A curved blade? The worst gun ever?
posted by The Whelk at 10:39 AM on June 28, 2012
posted by The Whelk at 10:39 AM on June 28, 2012
Texas: we want the dumbest citizenry in the lower 48!
(Disclosure: as a Republican, I get what they're actually aiming at, but hoo doggies, they done missed that mark by a country mile. Lordy.)
posted by gsh at 10:39 AM on June 28, 2012
(Disclosure: as a Republican, I get what they're actually aiming at, but hoo doggies, they done missed that mark by a country mile. Lordy.)
posted by gsh at 10:39 AM on June 28, 2012
A friend had a good question: What exactly is a "fixed belief"?
I don't think you're quite understanding this Don't Ask Questions thing.
posted by -harlequin- at 10:40 AM on June 28, 2012 [3 favorites]
I don't think you're quite understanding this Don't Ask Questions thing.
posted by -harlequin- at 10:40 AM on June 28, 2012 [3 favorites]
All debates about educational policy are based on the false belief that kids are paying attention.
posted by jonmc at 10:40 AM on June 28, 2012 [3 favorites]
posted by jonmc at 10:40 AM on June 28, 2012 [3 favorites]
Well, I'm glad to see that when I clicked the link I found the corporate sponsors before I found the actual platform.
posted by Bulgaroktonos at 10:41 AM on June 28, 2012
posted by Bulgaroktonos at 10:41 AM on June 28, 2012
Ha. Once again, Metafilter is going apoplectic over something it does not understand.
"Higher Order Thinking Skills" is a very specific type of educational regime that's the basis of many "standards-based" educational models. It's basically what No Child Left Behind was trying to implement across the board.
Yes, that's right. The Texas GOP just stated openly that it's against W's No Child Left Behind bill. Are we really going to get very upset about this?
posted by koeselitz at 10:41 AM on June 28, 2012 [3 favorites]
"Higher Order Thinking Skills" is a very specific type of educational regime that's the basis of many "standards-based" educational models. It's basically what No Child Left Behind was trying to implement across the board.
Yes, that's right. The Texas GOP just stated openly that it's against W's No Child Left Behind bill. Are we really going to get very upset about this?
posted by koeselitz at 10:41 AM on June 28, 2012 [3 favorites]
Banning the Use of Red Light Cameras – We oppose the manner in which alleged vehicle violations are documented and fines levied against individuals without proof of their having been the driver of the offending vehicle and we call for the ban on Red Light Cameras in the State of Texas
"I can't drive 55."
posted by Blazecock Pileon at 10:42 AM on June 28, 2012
"I can't drive 55."
posted by Blazecock Pileon at 10:42 AM on June 28, 2012
Before you go all outragefilter, you should read the relevant part of the platform.
posted by skymt at 10:42 AM on June 28, 2012 [2 favorites]
We oppose the teaching of Higher Order Thinking Skills (HOTS) (valuesThe quote in the main post was edited (deceptively, in my opinion) to imply that this platform actually opposes critical thinking as a whole rather than a certain educational model. (Not that I agree with the GOP; I'm reading up on OBE before picking a side.)
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.
posted by skymt at 10:42 AM on June 28, 2012 [2 favorites]
« Older Down the Gullet | That was fantastic, wasn't it? Newer »
This thread has been archived and is closed to new comments
posted by Mental Wimp at 10:33 AM on June 28, 2012 [6 favorites]