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                                 %ACCURACY SYNDROME 730903

     Victims  of  the  accuracy syndrome tend  to  have  a
dominant  focus upon accurate measurement and computation-
--to the exclusion of considering and  caring about  order
of  magnitude analysis.   To such persons,  fulfillment is
not seen in the decisions and action which are facilitated
through quantitative analysis.  Fulfillment is anticipated
in the endless improvement of the accuracy of measurements
and  computations  ---   and  the new puzzles that may  be
revealed through such improvements.   Such technocrats are
not  likely  to  be interested in  helping  real  students
develop  the  ability  to  perform  order-of-    magnitude
analyses---which   are  the  basis  of   most   meaningful
decisions and action.

     Long  ago  any  physicist might have  sensitized  his
students to the  inevitability of the fuel  crisis  by  an
elementary  order  of  magnitude analysis focusing on such
relevant fundamentals as:  energy  conservation,  forms of
energy,   stored  solar  energy,   and  human  exponential
growths.   Because  such  an  analysis  need  not  involve
accurate data---it has tended to be of little interests to
victims  of  the accuracy  syndrome.   The fact  that  the
general  awareness of typical citizens is essential to the
welfare  of the nation (and nationally  supported  science
activities)   has not  usually  been  a dominant focus  of
considering and caring.

     In   the  service  of  the  accuracy  syndrome   much
expensive equipment has been developed.   Such educational
resources  have helped to teach students about how  clever
technocrats   can  be.    Rarely  have  such   educational
resources    helped    students    fulfill    their    own
potentialities.   If  the student learns anything,  it  is
likely  to be his  own  incompetence---compared   to   the
technocrat's great competence; "I'm Not-OK, You're OK."

     By  focusing  on the science relevant  experiences of
real students  and  upon  the  pattern  of  decisions  and
actions  which  may  constitute  wise  behavior  in  their
future,  it may be possible to escape the,  enslavement of
the  accuracy  syndrome.    Through  a  liberal  education
students may become free to choose and act in wise  ways--
-rather   than  in  response  to  parental  traditions  or
childish emotional responses to problematic situations.

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