FSU physics professor Paul Cottle is a serious activist for science education, which comes through in this article at NPR about Florida’s science standards: Why An Educator Is Worried Common Standards Might Squeeze Out Science. Here’s a few quote.
“The problem is that if you take those resources out of science and put them into reading and mathematics,†he said, “you’re going to make it more difficult for students to pursue careers in science and engineering and other STEM fields.â€
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“We have to keep science in the center of our schools’ programs,†he said. “Saying that reading and math is more important than science is like saying water is more important than food.â€
I noticed on Paul Cottle’s blog that several states are adopting the NGSS despite Fordhams poor review. Do they know some thing we don’t?
Both of the states that have adopted since the release of the Fordham report are blue states – Vermont and Maryland. We’d expect that the Fordham report would have more influence in red states, so the real tests of the Fordham influence will be in red states.
This is a little off topic. But there is a new fun movie coming EVOLUTION vs GOD.
http://www.evolutionvsgod.com/