Interesting article about math and science competition in the Christian Science Monitor.
“I think we have a generation where math and science became uncool,” says Dr. Jim Hamos, program director of the Math and Science Partnership Program at the National Science Foundation in Arlington, Va. “People are wondering what’s the galvanizing moment [for math and science education], and competitiveness may be that galvanizer. It’s one way to make science and math cool … as opposed to abstract and minimalist.”
Well, it all starts in elementary school where students don’t learn the multiplication tables. Then they get “Every Day Math” and get confused, don’t really learn anything and give up. Math and science are challenging, but can be rewarding.
Also, stop calling tests “assessments” but what they are, tests.
