Re: NANFA-- RE: NANFA - School Daze -- was: Crawdad

William Allen jr. (billandbonnie_at_peoplepc.com)
Mon, 28 Jan 2002 16:12:47 -0600

On a serious note, one of the reasons science is neglected in the earlier
(elementary) years is that as a general rule, elementary teachers have more
of a liberal arts background and prefer such activities. In the upper
grades, anyone with a science background can usually make more money doing
science. BUT, they don't get June/July/August off to go collecting, do they?

----- Original Message -----
From: Bruce Stallsmith <fundulus_at_hotmail.com>
To: <nanfa_at_aquaria.net>
Sent: Monday, January 28, 2002 1:46 PM
Subject: Re: NANFA-- RE: NANFA - School Daze -- was: Crawdad

> The sad thing about this is, is that it shows how poorly educated in
science
> most elementary (and middle school) teachers are. In Alabama, of all
places,
> there are programs in place to help improve the situation. I'll be
> participating in one of them in March-April, working with an elementary
> teacher as a partner to teach elementary school teachers how to conduct a
> class unit on Vertebrate Zoology at the 5th grade level using amphibians
as
> study organisms. Such a unit is mandated by state education standards even
> though most teachers have a poor science background.
>
> Hopefully, we as NANFA can come up with more support for such efforts in
the
> near future. Our Corcoran Education Grant program is a strong step in that
> direction.
>
> --Bruce Stallsmith
> Huntsville, AL, US of A (where spring is springin')
>
> >In a message dated 1/28/02 10:28:58 AM Eastern Standard Time,
> >DenkhaR_at_Ci.Fort-Worth.TX.US writes:
> >
> ><< My daughter won in science class last week after asking about the
> > ecological significance of parasites...she's in the 5th grade!! >>
> >Way cool, I used to play that game too! Both my boys carry on the
> >tradition.
> >
> >Moon
>
>
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