• givesomefucks@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    They don’t even pretend to want critical thinking…

    That was the big push behind “no child left behind”. A focus on rote memorization and following rules.

    Because funding was tied to scores, teachers had to focus on what was being tested. And since critical thinking wasn’t tested, it became the lowest priority.

    The “boots on the ground” conservatives may not be smart, but the ones at the top of the movement 100% understand what’s going on. And they’ve spent decades trying to increase their numbers.