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Casada Looks Forward to Quizzing Textbook Commission

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:52:24 GMT

Source: tnreport.com --- Tuesday, June 18, 2013
Rep. Glen Casada says he has a lot of questions for the State Textbook Commission due to what he calls “biased” material in the social studies books currently being used by Tennessee schoolchildren. The Joint Subcommittee of Government Operations is scheduled to meet Wednesday with and review the governor-appointed panel and decide whether it should continue to exist, or whether reforms of some sort are warranted. Casada, the House GOP caucus chairman, said the discussion should prove interesting. “The chairman of the committee, Sen. Mike Bell, is going to allow parents from across the state to give testimony as to the bias they see in their textbooks in their home counties,” said Casada. Bell is a Republican from Riceville. Casada, who serves with Bell on the committee, said he doesn’t at this point have any preconceived ideas about what should happen after the meeting. He said he’s “just curious as to what the Textbook Commission is going to say,” that he’s hoping for answers to “ allegations ” that some textbooks public schools are using in Tennessee are ideologically prejudiced against capitalism and Western Culture. Casada said he has reviewed two social studies textbooks and both “put in bad light the free-market system.” “There are dozens, and I mean literally dozens, of examples of bias,” he said. “For example, there’s a question that’s just stated as a fact that capitalism is one of the causes of poverty. Well, that’s in ...

Vintage 1943 "You and Your Clothes" Home Economics Textbook by adelinesattic

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 02:54:55 GMT

Source: www.etsy.com --- Monday, June 17, 2013
48.00USD This absolutely wonderful book is from 1943 and entitled,"You and Your Clothes"; originally a home economics text, this tome will surely be of interest to vintage fashion and beauty lovers, as well, since it is packed with informative sections about topics including how to care for hats and gloves. Illustrations and photographs are interspersed within the text. Chapters relating to sewing/dress making are also inside! Truly, what a wonderful wartime artifact! Condition: Very very good to excellent. Held back from mint due to possible missing dust jacket, slight wear on top and bottom edges outer cover spine. Original owner wrote her name on the frontispiece page :). All in all, this book is doing well and all 556 pages appear to be intact. Still, this item is sold as is and as a final sale, so please ask all questions and request any extra photos BEFORE purchase. Thanks! ...

Dear math textbook writers,

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 02:51:00 GMT

Source: dearblankpleaseblank.com --- Monday, June 17, 2013
Dear math Textbook writers, If you have to tell us how to pronounce the name, it's too much. Sincerely, Etube (eh-TOO-bay) just isn't working out... -- Delivered by Feed43 service ...

OU pushes online material as textbook alternative

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 23:00:05 GMT

Source: claremoreprogress.com --- Monday, June 17, 2013
Students are saving money on textbooks because of a program that puts more college course material online, according to University of Oklahoma officials. ...

Capistrano School Board Shitcans World History Textbook for Leaning Too Far to the Left

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 21:52:14 GMT

Source: blogs.ocweekly.com --- Monday, June 17, 2013
Reversing a district panel that had narrowly recommended the sixth edition of World Civilizations: The Global Experience for use in AP world history classes, the Capistrano Unified School Distric... ...

Children’s Textbook Covers in 1920s Japan http://50watts.com/Children-s-Textbook...

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 16:46:39 GMT

Source: www.facebook.com --- Monday, June 17, 2013
Children’s Textbook Covers in 1920s Japan http://50watts.com/Children-s-Textbook-Covers-in-1920s-Japan ...

Lakota school board seeks comment on textbook

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 14:40:00 GMT

Source: westchesterbuzz.com --- Monday, June 17, 2013
The Lakota Board of Education is seeking the community’s input on a new English 12 Textbook before voting to approve it during its next meeting on Monday, June 24. Department chairs, teacher leaders and Lakota’s Teaching and Learning Department reviewed several texts before recommending “Reading the World: Contemporary Literature from Around the Globe”. If approved, the Textbook will serve English students at both Lakota East and Lakota West high schools during the 2013-2014 school year. To review the text, please visit www.ilanguagearts.com and sign in with username Lakota and password lakota1. Please direct all feedback to lakotatlc@lakotaonline.com . no comments yet ...

OU takes different course amid soaring textbook costs

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 11:24:16 GMT

Source: newsok.com --- Monday, June 17, 2013
BY WAYNE GREEN - Tulsa World NORMAN - Faced with evidence that 70 percent of University of Oklahoma students are not buying textbooks because of their high costs, school officials are trying to push more course materials online. In its first year, the school's Textbook Alternatives Initiative is already showing results, OU President David Boren recently said. As a result of OU faculty either adopting or creating new digital course materials, students have saved about 25 percent of their typical $1,400 in yearly Textbook costs, according to figures from Boren's office. Click here to read the complete article at tulsaworld.com Read more on NewsOK.com ...

Partex launches textbook oil and gas industry

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 07:37:00 GMT

Source: www.arabianoilandgas.com --- Monday, June 17, 2013
Partex's publication provides insight to increasingly complex industry ...

Before you know it, semester two will be upon you. For all your textbook and cou...

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 03:00:00 GMT

Source: www.facebook.com --- Sunday, June 16, 2013
Before you know it, semester two will be upon you. For all your Textbook and course materials, head to the RMIT Shop. That’s right folks, now open RMIT's very own shop. Find them at Bundoora and City campus http://www.rmit.edu.au/shop . Image credit - ladybugbkt via flickr. ...

Andrea Pirlo’s Confederations Cup goal belongs in some kind of textbook

Sun, 16 Jun 2013 22:22:32 GMT

Source: prosoccertalk.nbcsports.com --- Sunday, June 16, 2013
Just another day in the life of the Italian icon. ...