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Scientists in the Classroom: The Cold War Reconstruction of American Science Education

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John L. Rudolph's "Scientists in the Classroom" is highly readable and surprisingly entertaining considering its subject matter - high school physics and biology textbooks. I was particularly impressed by Rudolph's history of the Biological Sciences Curriculum Study (BSCS), one of several large, well-funded Sputnik-inspired curriculum development programs. Though Rudolph's inquiry stops short of an analysis of the interesting divisions within the BSCS, his book does an excellent job of historicizing the group's work. This will greatly assist future historians seeking to examine how Progressive Era ideologies connect through the Cold War to current political, cultural and scientific policy debates.

I too look forward to his next book.

Wow. I began reading this book with a skeptical mind. Soon into the content, I realized that Mr. Rudolph is capable of teaching anyone, anything. Clearly, the time that went into collecting the information shared in this wonderful document must have been extensive. I've done some research on this author, and was surprised to learn of his relative young age. I can't wait to read what he publishes next.