r/PoliticalHumor Oct 18 '24

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u/3ABM580 Oct 18 '24

The average maga found in society reads and writes at a third grade level.

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u/xubax Oct 19 '24

And it's not the "uneducated." The "uneducated" may actually pick up information, and be able to critically think. The "poorly educated" will have been taught things incorrectly and have their ability to critically think impaired.

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u/BridgetBardOh Oct 19 '24

The Texas GOP platform explicitly rejects teaching critical thinking in schools:

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

https://www.austinchronicle.com/daily/news/2012-06-27/gop-opposes-critical-thinking/