@CinnamonGirlE From 2012:
The platform adopted by the Texas GQP included this:
'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.'
@CinnamonGirlE It's a direct threat to authoritarian agendas.