[Taxacom] Fw: botany removed from highschool curriculum in USA]

[Robin Leech]

Hi Guys,
Yup, even up here in Canada we get that message.
Calif and Texas schooling systems dictate what the rest of the US
school systems will get.
Robin

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dick Jensen" <rjensen at saintmarys.edu>
To: "Herbert Jacobson" <jakejudy at hotmail.com>
Cc: <schindeld at si.edu>; <releech at telus.net>; <taxacom at mailman.nhm.ku.edu>
Sent: Tuesday, October 06, 2009 5:57 PM
Subject: Re: [Taxacom] Fw: botany removed from highschool curriculum in USA]


> While Dave Schindel is right about no national standards, we know that if 
> two or three states, say Texas and California, change their standards, the 
> rest of the nation is almost forced to accept those changes.  The states 
> with really large public school systems can virtually dictate to 
> publishers what the content will be.
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> Could this be part of the concern?
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> Dick J
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> Richard Jensen, Professor
> Department of Biology
> Saint Mary's College
> Notre Dame, IN 46556
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> tel: 574-284-4674
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