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This 5 page paper is a discussion of two sections of Stephen Jay Gould's book, Bully for Brontosaurus. Chapters Ten and Eleven are analyzed and two separate essays are produced. The common theme of textbooks and the validity of scientific theory are discussed. Examples given from text and quoted. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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serious discussion of evolution, to the marketplace and the decision to include cherry coke, Gould brings to the forefront and exposes the underbelly of many widely accepted theories. One of
these theories, in chapter Ten, is the legitimacy and authority of textbooks. It can be said that a good deal of todays teaching still is derived from formal textbooks. Most
school systems do not have the funding to adopt new textbooks each year, so the textbooks must not only provide current information for the present, but also be made to
service at least two or three more classes of students. However, the problem with this, especially in relation to science and mathematics, is that these disciplines are at this point
and time, very fluid and dynamic, ever changing. What was true of a computer system this year, may very well be completely obsolete next year. Therefore, it is of critical
importance that textbooks be in line with the goals of both the teachers and the school system, as well as the future of the students. What Gould states is
that "Most publishing houses are now owned by conglomerates-CBS, Raytheon, and Coca-Cola among them-with managers who never raise their eyes from the financial bottom line, know little or nothing about
books, and view the publishing arm of their diversified empire as but one more item for the ultimate balance"(Gould 157). Apparently, only five of the analyzed textbooks were on target
as far a giving students the basic ideas that were essential for further education, and the rest of the math and science texts were found to be unsatisfactory with little
potential for helping students learn important ideas and skills. Each year the media reports the dismal results of Americas students versus those in other countries. Interestingly enough, in a comparison
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