Extraordinary evaluation 丨 Fifth grade elementary school students pointed out that mathematical textbooks are wrong, and editors are not as good as children?

Polar News commentator Wu Shuangjian

"The name and area of ​​the Dongtan Reserve in Mathematics seem to be not right?" At the beginning of the new semester, Bai Bihong in Class 5 (7) of Yangtai Experimental Primary School in Baoshan District found that there was a fifth grade textbook published by Shanghai Education Press small issue. The reporter's verification was informed that the correct name of the "Shanghai Chongming Dongtan Nature Reserve" in the textbook should be "Shanghai Chongming Dongtan Bird National Nature Reserve", and the area is also different. (According to "Xinmin Evening News" on September 7)

Great teenagers!

What's the problem? It is the "Shanghai Chongming Dongtan Bird National Nature Reserve" in 2020. With the scientific examination, expert demonstration and approval of relevant departments, the functional area of ​​the protected area has been adjusted and the area of ​​the three areas has changed. The textbook is the 4th edition of July 2017 and quotes the old data. In other words, the textbook is not updated according to the new data.

Of course, it is not easy to find these two problems. Whether it involves the name of the protected area or the area of ​​the protected area, most people will not take the initiative to question. Of course, this is exactly the power of the elementary school student. According to reports, Bai Bihong has also won the first prize of the Global Nature Day "2021 National Finals".

But the editor of the textbook should pay attention to it! It stands to reason that the error of the reserve name should not be. When editing, the use of the name should be highly valued. Not to mention calling for mailing to verify, it is something to take a look at the official website.

Objectively speaking, this mathematical textbook is compiled into many local contents of Shanghai, which also involves the protection of wild animals. It is worthy of recognition. The editing vision is wide. But the more that, the more accurate. The book in 2017 has not been repaired until now, which is not normal. Because the area and name of some nature reserves are really likely to change in three or two years, the protection level may also be improved, and the textbooks should keep pace with the times.

Speaking of which, the children's knowledge is really unusual.

In 2021, Wu Yefan, a third -year elementary student in Shanghai, found that a picture of the second grade secondary art textbook was incorrect. This is a modern ceramic work called "Leaf", but it is not actually the leaves as the leaves, but the paleo -organized "sea lily". Later, after the expert identification, Wu Yefan was right, and the relevant publishers had traced the errors and reported to the revision. He also thanked Wu Yefan's behavior.

It was also in 2021, a junior first student Cui Yixi in Shenyang. When previewing knowledge at the beginning of Xiao Sheng, Cui Yixi found that the picture marked "Bee" in the textbook was a aphid fly, not a bee, but a kind of flies. Essence After consulting, experts proved that Xiao Cui's discovery was true, and the picture was really wrong.

So why can't the error of students find the error of the textbook? In fact, this is not surprising. It is not a matter of learning and professional reasons. The editor of textbooks is not all about everything. There must be a blind spot of knowledge. For example, many people think that sea lily is a plant as a plant as a leaf. In fact, it is a sea of ​​animals.

Therefore, in the writing and revision of the textbooks, it is necessary to review the content according to the actual situation, and it must be accurate. In addition, if you involve knowledge points such as animals and plants, history, etc., you should really take a look at relevant experts. Edit the blind spots of knowledge, experts can find it at once, so that they can be corrected in time to avoid errors when publishing.

All in all, the textbook is important and should not have mistakes. The textbook should be revised in a timely manner with the times, and some professional issues involved should also ask experts in related fields to review the school.

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