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In article <1jsaguINNdss@gap.caltech.edu> carl@SOL1.GPS.CALTECH.EDU writes:
>In article <1993Jan23.190310.15506@athena.mit.edu>, wools@athena.mit.edu (Aaron M Woolsey) writes:
>>Some good scifi staples for high school students are probably Bradbury's
>>"Martian Chronicles" and "R is for Rocket".
>
>Sarcasm ON:
>
>Right.  Teach 'em science using Bradbury's mystical bullshit and ubiquitous
>sacrifice of anything resembling fact in favor of style.
>
>Sarcasm  OFF.
>
>Question: What's your major, literature?  If you advocate using Bradbury to
>help teach science, you pretty clearly know nothing about science.
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>Carl J Lydick | INTERnet: CARL@SOL1.GPS.CALTECH.EDU | NSI/HEPnet: SOL1::CARL
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My personal feelings about Bradbury's writing closely parallel Carl's.
However at least some of RB's stories could still be used as the starting
point for elementary discussions in physics (maybe political sci and econ
as well:-) 'What is wrong with this picture?' is a good way to start the
discussion and it may even play off the rebelliousness of youth and stimulate
them to learn the little basic science needed to rip the stories to shreds.

Richard Clark
rclark@lpl.arizona.edu