Former Educator Releases Ground-Breaking New Book That Reveals Flaws in K-12 Textbooks
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., Dec. 22, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Educator and science editor David Rudel is getting to the root of what is lacking in the modern school learning environment.
Rudel's new, highly anticipated Volume 1 of "Science Myths Unmasked: Exposing Misconceptions and Counterfeits Forged by Bad Science Books," just released on Amazon, examines the myths found in "reliable" school textbooks, pointing out misconceptions perpetuated in these books -- which are often the foundation of the school learning environment.
"Teachers and students have a reasonable expectation that the state-adopted textbooks are dependable tools they can rely on for accurate accounts of scientific explanations, theories and facts -- yet closer examination has shown that this is decidedly not the case," Rudel said.
In addition to informative discussions of common errors in today's textbooks, Volume 1 critiques the attitude of textbook publishers in its introduction.
"The problem is that publishers, in their zeal to hammer home lesson objectives, are willing to make untrue claims and present counterfeit accounts," said Rudel. "Myths hamper comprehension of the key ideas they are intended to demystify, and further
