Mostly I'm reminded of a college professor who introduced me to my super-slice Peter Leroy, and his telling of the first time he met the author Eric Kraft - he had been expecting to meet a small-time, scrambling to have his little stories published in whatever periodical would have them writer. Turns out Kraft had put together a series of children's textbooks that were accepted as the standard curricula for Texas and California. My professor was still chuckling almost two decades later at his slight disappointment upon seeing Kraft come rolling up the street in his brand new Porsche. - XMASTIMETONIGHT ON PBS:
Independent Lens looks into the debate over textbooks. Here's their look at 10 Interesting Lessons from Creationist-Inspired Schoolbooks. Wow.
The idea of Texas dictating textbooks all over the land is terrifying, as I've mentioned several times over the years (including having to slap Marley around a bit.)
