In a message dated 1/27/2003 12:52:08 PM Eastern Standard Time, Chris Olson - SunPS <Chrisf.Olson at Sun.COM> writes: >> >_____ - _Lies My Teacher Told Me_ >> >> This sort of thing exists? When I read _Science of >> Discworld_ (by Pratchett, Stewart, and Cohen), they >> discussed how school texts are full of "lies-to-students" >> and why, but didn't have many examples or the true >> explanations. > > Heh. Yes, it does exist. It's about history, > mostly, and covers the things that your teachers > never told you, and what they got wrong, and the > lies they flat-out told you. Eh, I'll pass then... there's nothing unusual in claiming history texts are biased, etc.... What I want is a book explosing all the lies in math and science texts. I was really, really annoyed when I learned the truth about pendulums.... --KG