In the last two posts, the economic and democratic arguments have been discussed, respectively. We now turn to a third argument, the "skills argument." According to R. Stephen Turner, the "skills argument" is second to the economic argument as the reason we teach...
In yesterday's blog post, I raised the question: Why do we teach science anyway? Do we teach science to help students become curious and to wonder about the world around them? Do we teach science because various committees and professional societies think...
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...
Science at the White House. This is not a contradiction in terms. This is not an oxymoron. For the first time, the President of the United States brought to the White House award winning science projects, much like bringing the championship football or baseball...
Yesterday I wrote about the drive to "standardize" curriculum in the U.S. through the implementation of Common Core Standards. Already, we have the Common Core Standards in Mathematics and Reading, and National Research Council has hired Achieve (the same...
