Re: improving textbooks -- some modest proposals

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

        Or, as the doormouse said (or was it the hatter?) "but it was the
best of butter".
        A salute to the person who provides the context of the statement.

                                        Regards,
                                                Jack

On Thu, 21 Feb 2002, Jane Jackson wrote:

> Jack, good for you to notice. Educator interviews are, of course, NOT the
> best way to determine the quality of a science program! However, it seems
> to be all we have available as of yet, for new standards-based curriculum
> approaches and materials.
> Cheers, Jane
>
>
> On Feb. 18, 2002, Jack Uretsky posted:
> Here's a quote from Jane's posting:
> ______________________________________
>  It is based on interviews with
> more than 100 middle-grades educators who are using standards-based
> curriculum approaches and materials in their districts,
> schools, and classrooms. This introductory chapter sets the
> scene for the scope of the guide series, focusing on science,
> but drawing examples more broadly from all of the major
> middle-grades subject areas.
> __________________________________________
>         Could someone please explain to me why this is a good way to
> select textbooks?  Who can take responsibility for the beliefs of these
> 100 educators?
>
> Jane Jackson, Co-Director, Modeling Instruction Program
> Box 871504, Dept.of Physics & Astronomy,ASU,Tempe,AZ 85287
> 480-965-8438/fax:965-7331  <http://modeling.asu.edu>
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