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  • Postmodern Postsecondary Education

    06/22/2006 10:19:40 AM PDT · by JSedreporter · 4 replies · 379+ views
    Accuracy in Academia ^ | June 21, 2006 | Malcolm A. Kline
    Christian Schools’ Achilles HeelIt turns out that Christian schools have their problems too. But even these drawbacks may result from too much reliance on the methods and texts of public schools. “So why do Christian schools not use Christian books?” the Mel Gabler’s Educational Research Analysts Newsletter asks. “Often, they say, because public school texts teach superior critical thinking skills.” “Yet about 75 % of public school edition answers to ‘critical thinking’ student text questions are verbatim quotes from the student text narrative.” The Gablers’ researchers are based in Longview, Texas, in a state considered make or break for textbook...