Posted by Randy Howard on 03/11/07 03:46

On Sat, 10 Mar 2007 18:26:03 -0600, Ed Seedhouse wrote
(in article <dri6v2987dv3gm31bb4203n9s6u3irauh8@4ax.com>):

> On Sat, 10 Mar 2007 19:19:38 GMT, Randy Howard
> <randyhoward@FOOverizonBAR.net> wrote:
>
>> I've had this problem on more than a few occasions with my own kids,
>> where their textbooks have outright falsehoods in them, which of course
>> you can either argue with, and get answers wrong on the test
>
> It's been going on far longer than that of course. Back in the 1950's
> the government approved Grade 10 Science text of the day in British
> Columbia explained the working concept of a two stage rocket
> incorrectly.
>
> Having read Willy Ley's book "Rockets, Missiles & Space Travel" I knew
> better of course, but for some reason my Science teacher didn't buy my
> explanation, thinking that of course the text book must be right. It
> was government approved, after all.

Therein lies the real problem. The acceptance of the "sheeple" of
anything, of any real or imaginary merit, as long as their is some form
of nebulous SEAL OF APPROVAL attached, be it via a government seal, an
expert of dubious origin, the word "news" put in front of it, or a
talking head in front of a teleprompter proclaiming it while dressed in
a monkey suit.

The total lack of that famous Missourian trait of "show me" is the root
cause here.



--
Randy Howard (2reply remove FOOBAR)
"The power of accurate observation is called cynicism by those
who have not got it." - George Bernard Shaw

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