alt.education

On Mar 11, 11:02=A0pm, William Elliot wrote:
> On Tue, 11 Mar 2008, Dom wrote:
> > Recently, I was informed about the following third-grade doorstop. I
> > can just imagine the amount of rubbish that saturates this junk book.
>
> > Title: Math
>
> > Authors: Carne S. Barnett, Diane J. Briars, Warren D. Crown, Martin L.
> > Johnson, Steven J. Leinwand, John Van de Walle
>
> Have you read any of it?

Not yet, but I have examined numerous similar doorstops.

> > Weight: 3 pounds
>
> How many pages?

# of Pages: 546

Year: 2002

As long as disgraceful doorstops continue to be written, published,
and adopted--starting in elementary school--the pseudo-education of
American students will continue unabated. These books should be thrown
in the dumpster where they belong.