God bless Texas!

[MrFun]

[giblets]

Of course you don't have the capacity to simply make that **** up, MrFun, but you can take a statement out of context so that people will interpret it the wrong way. But you didn't build it yourself.

[MrFun]

Of course you don't have the capacity to simply make that **** up, MrFun, but you can take a statement out of context so that people will interpret it the wrong way. But you didn't build it yourself.

Presenting it in-context will show that the statement in the OP's graphic is just as inane and thoughtless.

[The Mad Monk]

Already done.



You're Welcome.

[regexcellent]

That's actually pretty easy to make up.

"We are against the teaching of anything that might contradict the notion of the white man's oppression of the native americans." --California Democratic Party

[Ben Kenobi]

Indeed, he has, Mr. Fun. Indeed he has.

[MrFun]

Already done.



You're Welcome.

UGH. Crappy music video. Could have done better in showing the diversity of Texas; Texans who are native American, Hispanic, or black.

[kentonio]

Of course you don't have the capacity to simply make that **** up, MrFun, but you can take a statement out of context so that people will interpret it the wrong way. But you didn't build it yourself.

Here's the full quote, any better?

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.washingtonpost.com/blogs/...pFXW_blog.html

[MrFun]

Just as I thought, kentonio. Doesn't make the initial statement any better.

[Ben Kenobi]

Texans who are native American, Hispanic, or black.

Oh, more you want?

[giblets]

However, the final wording of this item was evidently a 'mistake' according to Republican Party of Texas Communications Director Chris Elam who said, in an interview with talkingpointsmemo.com, that the plank should not have included the phrase 'critical thinking skills' and it was not the intent of the subcommittee to indicate that the RPT was opposed to critical thinking skills". When asked to clarify the meaning of the item he said, "I think the intent is that the Republican Party is opposed to the values clarification method that serves the purpose of challenging students beliefs and undermine parental authority

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Higher_order_thinking_skills

lol why are Republicans so paranoid about teachers teaching leftist propaganda?

[giblets]

UGH. Crappy music video. Could have done better in showing the diversity of Texas; Texans who are native American, Hispanic, or black.

That is quite possibly the worst metric for evaluating artwork ever conceived.

[kentonio]

It would obviously be terrible to challenge childrens pre-existing beliefs..

[MrFun]

Do those Texan Republicans know what critical thinking is?

[giblets]

Do those Texan Republicans know what critical thinking is?

Do you? I've never seen you practice it.