Serendip is an independent site partnering with faculty at multiple colleges and universities around the world. Happy exploring!

Home › Science Education - New Directions, Continued ›

Reply to comment

jrlewis's picture

Another potential argument

Submitted by jrlewis on Thu, 06/19/2008 - 8:32am.

Another potential argument for favoring teachers with more experience participating in the scientific community is that they are privileged to tell students about science. They are able to provide a preview of coming attractions to scientific activities. These people are best equipped to encourage students to pursue formal science further.

However, it is debatable whether or not we want to encourage so many students to be scientists. While it may appear to be a measure of the teacher's effectiveness of engaging their students, why are the teachers of other subjects not held to the same criteria? For pragmatic reasons, there are only a limited number of jobs in academia, industry, and other areas demanding scientific expertise.

Reply

To prevent automated spam submissions leave this field empty.
5 + 3 =
Solve this simple math problem and enter the result. E.g. for 1+3, enter 4.

Remote Ready Biology Learning Activities

Scanning electron microscope image of SARS-CoV-2

Remote Ready Biology Learning Activities has 50 remote-ready activities, which work for either your classroom or remote teaching.

Narrative is determined not by a desire to narrate but by a desire to exchange. (Roland Barthes, S/Z)

What's New? Subscribe to Serendip Studio