Quote"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."
http://www.austinchronicle.com/blogs/news/2012-06-27/gop-opposes-critical-thinking/
Sadly, this is just one of 30 pages of head-in-the-sand, pretend-the-Enlightenment-never-happened thinking from the state's dominating party. Other gems include:
– Abstinence-only sex ed (yeah, because that's worked so well so far.)
– Trying juveniles as adults
– Faith-based drug rehab should be emphasized (Scientology front operation NarcAnon should be rubbing its hands at that one)
– Oppose the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (Yeah! Who's the UN to tell us we should ban child slavery?)
– Flat rate income tax (go Team 1%!)
– Repealing the minimum wage (suck it, wage slaves!)
– Opposing homosexuality in the military (don't ask, don't tell, and don't do that!)
– Opposition to red light cameras (because if you run a red, kill someone, and there's no witnesses, was the light ever really red?)
– Oppose the Employment Non-Discrimination Act, because firms should be able to fire people for what they consider "sinful and sexually immoral behavior." Like, say, growing a beard?
– Continued opposition to ACORN (even though it has not existed since 2010)
– Opposing statehood or even Congressional voting rights for the citizens of the District of Columbia (who writes this crap, Rand Paul?)
– And no-questions-asked support for Israel because, and this is another direct quote, "Our policy is based on God's biblical promise to bless those who bless Israel and curse those who curse Israel and we further invite other nations and organizations to enjoy the benefits of that promise."
Stop politicizing education, libtards.
Texas: the stronghold of the batshit.
Houston: (http://michaelberry.iheart.com/cc-common/news/sections/newsarticle.html?feed=121300&article=10366180)
(http://i524.photobucket.com/albums/cc322/fennario99/700_1345727433.jpg)
Is it bad that I've gotten so fatigued by the Republicans' destructive stupidity that I can't even get angry about this anymore? I saw a lot of this a while ago, but even then all it did was conjure up some tired frustration.
How did THIS happen? I'm SHOCKED.
http://ncse.com/news/2011/07/victory-evolution-texas-006802/
Quote from: TEXAS FAIRIES FOR ALL YOU SPAGS on August 25, 2012, 06:20:45 PM
Texas: the stronghold of the batshit.
Houston: (http://michaelberry.iheart.com/cc-common/news/sections/newsarticle.html?feed=121300&article=10366180)
(http://i524.photobucket.com/albums/cc322/fennario99/700_1345727433.jpg)
Seems like a pretty clear case of stochastic terrorism.
Quote from: Secret Agent GARBO on August 25, 2012, 08:14:49 PM
Is it bad that I've gotten so fatigued by the Republicans' destructive stupidity that I can't even get angry about this anymore? I saw a lot of this a while ago, but even then all it did was conjure up some tired frustration.
There's a level of stupidity that begins to almost resemble a sort of majesty.
"Education that challenges fixed beliefs is bad." is one example.
Yeah, yeah it is.
Can everyone who shares this platform just have their own state/nation? Let them see how it works out? Pleeeaase?
Quote from: Epimetheus on August 26, 2012, 05:43:34 AM
Can everyone who shares this platform just have their own state/nation? Let them see how it works out? Pleeeaase?
They do. It's called "Texas", and we lost a war with Mexico to get them.
Quote from: The Good Reverend Roger on August 26, 2012, 05:45:08 AM
Quote from: Epimetheus on August 26, 2012, 05:43:34 AM
Can everyone who shares this platform just have their own state/nation? Let them see how it works out? Pleeeaase?
They do. It's called "Texas", and we lost a war with Mexico to get them.
Only problem is, the ones who don't agree are stuck there with them.
Quote from: The Good Reverend Roger on August 26, 2012, 05:45:08 AM
Quote from: Epimetheus on August 26, 2012, 05:43:34 AM
Can everyone who shares this platform just have their own state/nation? Let them see how it works out? Pleeeaase?
They do. It's called "Texas", and we lost a war with Mexico to get them.
:lulz:
Quote from: Epimetheus on August 26, 2012, 05:46:21 AM
Quote from: The Good Reverend Roger on August 26, 2012, 05:45:08 AM
Quote from: Epimetheus on August 26, 2012, 05:43:34 AM
Can everyone who shares this platform just have their own state/nation? Let them see how it works out? Pleeeaase?
They do. It's called "Texas", and we lost a war with Mexico to get them.
Only problem is, the ones who don't agree are stuck there with them.
Well, here's the thing, Epi...Once you start throwing stupid people out, you'd never get to take a break.
Quote from: Secret Agent GARBO on August 26, 2012, 05:54:32 AM
Quote from: The Good Reverend Roger on August 26, 2012, 05:45:08 AM
Quote from: Epimetheus on August 26, 2012, 05:43:34 AM
Can everyone who shares this platform just have their own state/nation? Let them see how it works out? Pleeeaase?
They do. It's called "Texas", and we lost a war with Mexico to get them.
:lulz:
It has always been my assertion that the "winner" of a war is the side that doesn't get fucked.
For example, Britain won the American revolution.
Quote from: The Good Reverend Roger on August 26, 2012, 06:07:34 AM
Quote from: Epimetheus on August 26, 2012, 05:46:21 AM
Quote from: The Good Reverend Roger on August 26, 2012, 05:45:08 AM
Quote from: Epimetheus on August 26, 2012, 05:43:34 AM
Can everyone who shares this platform just have their own state/nation? Let them see how it works out? Pleeeaase?
They do. It's called "Texas", and we lost a war with Mexico to get them.
Only problem is, the ones who don't agree are stuck there with them.
Well, here's the thing, Epi...Once you start throwing stupid people out, you'd never get to take a break.
Maybe tell them there's a free Toby Keith concert somewhere and knock their houses down while they're gone?
Quote from: The Good Reverend Roger on August 26, 2012, 06:08:26 AM
Quote from: Secret Agent GARBO on August 26, 2012, 05:54:32 AM
Quote from: The Good Reverend Roger on August 26, 2012, 05:45:08 AM
Quote from: Epimetheus on August 26, 2012, 05:43:34 AM
Can everyone who shares this platform just have their own state/nation? Let them see how it works out? Pleeeaase?
They do. It's called "Texas", and we lost a war with Mexico to get them.
:lulz:
It has always been my assertion that the "winner" of a war is the side that doesn't get fucked.
That's a very good point.
Quote from: The Good Reverend Roger on August 26, 2012, 06:07:34 AM
Well, here's the thing, Epi...Once you start throwing stupid people out, you'd never get to take a break.
:D true
But I was more talking about likeminded individuals making the move willingly...and then those that don't, are pretty much admitting the platform's weakness.
Quote from: Epimetheus on August 26, 2012, 06:22:18 AM
But I was more talking about likeminded individuals making the move willingly...and then those that don't, are pretty much admitting the platform's weakness.
Why would they leave? They think they're winning.
Quote from: The Good Reverend Roger on August 26, 2012, 06:23:12 AM
Quote from: Epimetheus on August 26, 2012, 06:22:18 AM
But I was more talking about likeminded individuals making the move willingly...and then those that don't, are pretty much admitting the platform's weakness.
Why would they leave? They think they're winning.
Well, the poll is dead so I can't get the exact number for Republicans, but it must be much higher than 76% which is the percentage of Americans that Fox News says think the country is headed in the wrong direction. (http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/10/27/fox-news-poll-76-percent-dissatisfied-with-direction-country/) Yes I realize Fox News doesn't do very scientific polling, but if the poll is skewed it is probably skewed toward Republicans, which means my point still stands - a minimum of 76% of them don't think things are going well...
Hopefully this wasn't an irrelevant bit of info