Re: errors rife in U.S. science textbooks

[Jack Uretsky <jlu@HEP.ANL.GOV>]

OK, Warren, here's a concrete suggestion.  Let AAPT executive body appoint
a panel, to cooperate with representatives of other appropriate
organizations, to review available middle-school texts.

AAAS has Science Books and Films, which is essentially standardless and
IMO worthless.  There is need for a responsible reviewing body.

                                        Regards,
                                                Jack
On Tue, 16 Jan 2001, Warren Hein wrote:

> The report is available at
>
> http://www.psrc-online.org/curriculum/book.html
>
> in both WORD and pdf formats.
>
> Warren W. Hein
> Associate Executive Officer
> American Association of Physics Teachers
> One Physics Ellipse
> College Park, MD  20740-3845
>
> Voice:  301-209-3300
> Fax:  301-209-0845
> E-mail:  whein@aapt.org
>
> http://www.aapt.org/
> http://www.psrc-online.org/
>
> > > > John Denker <jsd@MONMOUTH.COM> 01/15 12:27 PM >>>
> > None of the 12 textbooks has an acceptable level of accuracy, said John
> > Hubisz, a North Carolina State University physics professor who led the
> > two-year survey, released earlier this month.
>
>    http://www.cnn.com/2001/US/01/15/textbook.errors.ap/index.html
>
>    http://www2.ncsu.edu/ncsu/pams/physics/People/hubisz.html
>
> I've written to Prof. H. to see if we can get access to the full report.

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