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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.
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On 2012, Jun 30, , at 13:21, John Denker wrote:
State-mandated tests are being used to
constrain and punish teachers and schools in ways that defeat the
purpose of the educational system.
I'm not certain there's agreement on the purpose. For example:
"Education is a wise and liberal form of police by which property and life and peace of society are secured." Daniel Webster
Education that questions the present economic and class system is likely not agreeable to, for example, the present Republicans.
Certainly not in the banana republics.
bc thinks the ruling class desires a US banana republic.
On 2012, Jun 30, , at 13:21, John Denker wrote:
We need to recognize that issue [1] is a political problem.
It was created by political processes for political purposes
... and the only way to fix it is by political means. The
PER literature tells us (roughly) how to design tests, but
it doesn't tell us how to solve tough political problems.
p.s.Would not there be a fear that teaching critical thinking in physics have a crossover to econ., sociology, and the non-academic "world"?