Hodson’s book is very engaging and

Hodson’s book is very engaging and is vital as both a reference manual and textbook for understanding the
problems and challenges of science curriculum and education. Looking to the Future: Building a Curriculum for Social
Activism is well-written, detailed, and rich in theoretical and practical ideas and suggestions. It gets to the heart of the
problems and issues facing science educators. Science curriculum developers and teachers should each be exposed to the
profound and great ideas presented in this work of literature. Save for its highly philosophical nature and discourse, the
ideas and recommendations are not only practical, but very viable and require simply understanding their implications for
teaching and learning. Science education should not simply be about teaching facts, but understanding the philosophy of
the subject as well as its historical and social development consistent with change in society, and the needs and wants, as
well as the problems and challenges facing a civilization.