Re: Science education

[Ryan Felice <ryanfelice@gmail.com>]

I think Ian's referring to this:

http://www.scientificblogging.com/news_releases/science_literacy_american_adults_flunk_basic_science_says_survey


On Oct 17, 2009, at 2:14 PM, B tH wrote:

What?
American interest in science is very strong.
If you're running into personal experiences that slant you to an  
opinion, that's just a small-percentage coincidence.

I think many college students that have a technical aptitude often go  
into engineering due to the higher financial rewards.

The current crash of the economy for the past several years may have  
made it near-impossible for some people to undertake a vocation in the  
sciences - please take that into consideration.

I would also think the problems of getting good teachers and retaining  
them may also keep alot of children from otherwise developing an  
interest at the grade-school level that they deserve - again, that's  
an economic issue.

My experience with kids and young adults shows a keen interest in the  
sciences - especially towards zoology, recently.

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