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US students rank 11th in Science, 9th in Math: should we go back to basics?
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Eight graders from the United States rank below students in many Asian countries when it comes to Science and Math, according to The Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study.
TIMSS rankings show that the US students rank 11th in Science and 9th in Math. The chart below was published by the Washington Post.
What should we do about our students slipping further and further behind?
“Schools Should Stick to Basics and Resist Green Fad,” according to an article by Russ Harding of the Education Report.
Harding argues that teachers should resist the temptation to steer students towards the fad of green energy jobs, and instead focus on Math and Science.
“Future jobs in energy will go to workers who possess high levels of proficiency in math, engineering and the hard sciences, such as chemistry, physics, geology and biology,” Harding believes.
“Educators should drop most environmental courses from their K-12 programs,” he said.
“Much of what is taught in school under the guise of environmental education is not based on science, but is instead environmental indoctrination based on a particular philosophical or political point of view.”
Usually I agree with the Libertarian leaning Mackinac Center, and they do great research.
However, I don’t understand why learning about the environment can’t be incorporated into the science curriculum as part of the “hard sciences” of Biology or Geology.
Many teachers and groups are being creative as to how they incorporate environmental education. Click here to see the many upcoming Earth Day projects available for schools.
For more information, see “Schools Should Stick to Basics and Resist Green Fad.”
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