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The war against critical thinking

By Mark | July 1, 2012

For as much as we talk here about the anti-intellectualism of the right, I don’t think I’ve ever shared this piece of George Carlin video with you. (See below.) It’s only three minutes long, but it gets right to the heart of things. In it, Carlin says bluntly that public education in America will never […]

Posted in Education, Politics, Uncategorized | Also tagged Accelerated Christian Education, ACE, anti-intellectualism, behavior modification, biology, Bobby Jindal, challenging fixed beliefs, Christian Spurling, Colonel Robert Wilson, competing visions for the future of America, critical thinking, dismantling of public education, evolution, fixed beliefs, higher order thinking skills, hoaxes, libraries, Loch Ness Monster, Louisiana, Marmaduke Wetherell, philosophy, Plesiosaur, public education, public libraries, school vouchers, sea monsters, the future of America, Thom Elliott | 86 Comments

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