A new generation of science standards was developed several years ago. The Conceptual Framework for New Science Standards was developed by a committee selected by the National Research Council, with funding from the Carnegie Foundation. The Framework will guide the...
"Standards as a flag to lead us forth contrasts for me with standards as a way of standardizing our minds" Deborah Meier Voluntary, nationwide education standards in science! Voluntary? I don't think so. But that is the language being used to describe the National...
There was an article published today in the New York Times entitled STEM Education has little to do with flowers written by Natalie Angier. She started her article this way: If you want to talk about bolstering science and math education in this country, I’ll gladly...
Last month in a blog post, I raised questions about the new framework for a new generation of science standards, funded by the Carnegie Corporation, and developed by the National Research Council. In particular I looked at the scant criticism that exists in the...
Last month in a blog post, I raised questions about the new framework for a new generation of science standards, funded by the Carnegie Corporation, and developed by the National Research Council. In particular I looked at the scant criticism that exists in the...
Yesterday, I reported that the South Dakota state legislature moved a bill along that calls for a balanced teaching of global warming, "especially since global warming is a scientific theory and not a proven fact," to quote HR1009. This notion of using "theory" in...
