And in other news...

The Texas GOP officially comes out against critical thinking. REALLY.

Here's a quote from of the platform they just adopted:

"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."

Dear gods.