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The Robot Factory: Pseudoscience in Education and Its Threat to American Democracy

The Robot Factory: Pseudoscience in Education and Its Threat to American Democracy

Ganem, Joseph

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Publisher Price: $34.99

ISBN10: 3319778595
ISBN13: 9783319778594
Publisher: Springer Nature
Published: Sep 10 2018
Pages: 255
Weight: 0.88
Height: 0.60 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English
This book exposes a disturbing misuse of the scientific method to advance policies and agendas that are in fact detrimental to both science and education. The author, a physics professor, examines two related trends in education - the practice of data-driven reform and the disparaging of the traditional liberal arts in favor of programs with a heavy emphasis on science and technology. Many of the reforms being foisted on educators have more in common with pseudo-science than real science. The reduction of education to a commodity, and the shilling of science as a means to enhance corporate profits, lead to an impoverished and stunted understanding of science in particular, and of education in general.

How is it possible for: - schools with all students learning at grade-level to be rated as failing?- teachers to be rated as ineffective after all their students meet their learning outcomes?- rising grade-school math standards to result in more college students needing remedial math?- politicians to disparage scientists and their results but argue that more students should study science?

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