Textbooks

Regarding the Pain of Others

From “Cultural Differences in Response to Pain,” a section included in the textbook Nursing: A Concept-Based Approach to Learning, published by Pearson. In October, the company announced that it would…

Divide and Conquer

From a mathematics textbook for children between six and twelve years old, published by the Islamic State’s ministry of education. The Islamic State distributed copies of the textbook to schools…

Divide and Conquer

By Harper’s Magazine, on December 30, 2015

Sample problems from a mathematics textbook for children between six and twelve years old, published by the Islamic State’s ministry of education.

Political Calculus

By Lyubov Ulyakhina, Translated by Alan Yuhas

From an interview with Lyubov Ulyakhina, an expert hired by the Russian Academy of Education, published in April on the Russian news site Znak.com. In March, Russia’s Ministry of Education…