In a recent issue of Science for the People, the Science Teaching Group offered a critique of science courses in the schools1 The critique emphasized the role of traditional science education in maintaining the economic and social status quo. This is accomplished by fostering the myth of an apolitical, benevolent...
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In the classroom, the myth of an apolitical, benevolent science prevails. The training of a scientist involves a total submersion in technical material with little if any, historical or philosophical perspective. Research productivity is the measure of worth, as the student acquires skill in a specialized field...
Two communications from Black Panthers who are presently political prisoners (Panther 21) were received in August. Ali Bey Hassan writes, " ... welcome to the just struggle for liberation of all the people ... we as a people who are struggling for survival, know that 'true freedom' cannot be given to; anyone. We...
The educational system is one of the most important means by which the power of the ruling class in this country is maintained. This process can be seen very clearly in science education. (For a more detailed statement of this position and some of the reasoning behind it, see the excerpts of our pamphlet printed in...
The January 1972 issue of Science for the People suggested that there was an interest in seeing an issue on "Science Teaching from a Radical Perspective," and with the appropriate back-to-school month staring us in the face, we looked at each other and said, "Hey, let's put out an issue on science teaching from a...