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Many people wring their hands over the state of science education and
point to the appalling performance of America’s students in
international science and math competitions. Yet some of the direst
noises about our nation’s scientific prospects may be premature. Far
from rejecting challenging science courses, students seem to be
embracing them
The suburban Washington school is among 3,000 across the nation that
have tossed aside the traditional calendar for one with a shorter summer
break and more time off during the rest of the year. The goal:
preventing kids from forgetting what they have learned.
The retirement of thousands of baby boomer teachers coupled with the
departure of younger teachers frustrated by the stress of working in
low-performing schools is fueling a crisis in teacher turnover that is
costing school districts substantial amounts of money as they scramble
to fill their ranks for the fall term.
Barbara R. Morgan got back to teaching yesterday. The students were in
Idaho; she was in space, orbiting aboard the International Space Station.
The clips emanate from a purple plastic box, known as a COW, for Curriculum on Wheels. They are the brainchild of Neil Bush, brother of the president, who is president of Ignite! Learning. The company has sold its science and social studies curriculums, aimed mostly at middle school grades, to 2,300 of the nation’s 85,000 public schools, and is seeking to expand its business to China, Japan, South Korea and the Middle East.
Across New York State and the nation, educators are struggling with performance slumps in middle schools and debating how best to teach students at a transitional, volatile age. Just this week New York City put in place a new budget formula that directs extra money to middle schools.
But now, with strong support from the university’s interim president, Derek Bok, nine prominent professors are leading an effort to rethink the culture of undergraduate teaching and learning. Headed by Theda Skocpol, a social scientist, the group has issued a report calling for sweeping institutional change, including continuing evaluation and assessment of teaching and learning, and a proposal that teaching be weighed equally with contributions to research in annual salary adjustments.
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In Lesson Plans, a group of teachers chronicle their experiences during the first weeks of the school, offering first hand accounts of today's classroom challenges from diverse perspectives.
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