Reinventing Science Education
In many respects, science education today is similar to medicine during the mid-1800’s, when a new level of scientific rigor confronted long-held beliefs and well-respected traditional medical practices. Likewise, adopting a more scientific approach to science education offers the hope of moving from the educational equivalent of bloodletting to vaccines and antibiotics.
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VANCOUVER – Despite the growing importance of science in the modern world, science education remains a remote and minor issue for most people. This is both short-sighted and hazardous. After all, science and technology are not only the primary drivers of growth in the modern economy; they are also increasingly central to many major public policy issues, most notably those surrounding climate change and health care.