Comments on: Where do U.S. students rank in science? (Would corporal punishment help?) ;) http://www.sciencecheerleader.com/2008/12/where_do_us_students_rank_in_science_and_should_we_bring_back_corporal_punishment_to_fix_the_situation/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=where_do_us_students_rank_in_science_and_should_we_bring_back_corporal_punishment_to_fix_the_situation Rooting for Citizen Scientists! Sat, 11 Feb 2012 17:47:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Resa Steindel Brown http://www.sciencecheerleader.com/2008/12/where_do_us_students_rank_in_science_and_should_we_bring_back_corporal_punishment_to_fix_the_situation/comment-page-1/#comment-1667 Resa Steindel Brown Tue, 12 May 2009 03:16:02 +0000 http://sciencecheerleader.com/?p=263#comment-1667 1. We would be much, much, better off if we did not lose our children in early elementary school by running over individual development rates in reading and math. If we took reading and math at a child's developmental rate in early elementary school, we would have more capable scholars in high school. 2. We would be far more successful with most children if we took a more hands-on Montessori-like approach to math. Giving our children an experiential base from which to abstract, would not only create better mathematicians, but perhaps passionate ones. 3. Science should begin early, be exploratory and hands-on. All two-year-olds are already scientists. Think who they would be if they were allowed to gather information, construct and test hypotheses beginning in elementary school and carried into college. We create our disenchanted high-school dropouts and our dispassionate learners in kindergarten. No wonder we are 'behind' in math and science. 1. We would be much, much, better off if we did not lose our children in early elementary school by running over individual development rates in reading and math. If we took reading and math at a child’s developmental rate in early elementary school, we would have more capable scholars in high school.
2. We would be far more successful with most children if we took a more hands-on Montessori-like approach to math. Giving our children an experiential base from which to abstract, would not only create better mathematicians, but perhaps passionate ones.
3. Science should begin early, be exploratory and hands-on. All two-year-olds are already scientists. Think who they would be if they were allowed to gather information, construct and test hypotheses beginning in elementary school and carried into college.

We create our disenchanted high-school dropouts and our dispassionate learners in kindergarten. No wonder we are ‘behind’ in math and science.

]]> By: Resa Steindel Brown http://www.sciencecheerleader.com/2008/12/where_do_us_students_rank_in_science_and_should_we_bring_back_corporal_punishment_to_fix_the_situation/comment-page-1/#comment-4325 Resa Steindel Brown Tue, 12 May 2009 03:16:00 +0000 http://sciencecheerleader.com/?p=263#comment-4325 1. We would be much, much, better off if we did not lose our children in early elementary school by running over individual development rates in reading and math. If we took reading and math at a child's developmental rate in early elementary school, we would have more capable scholars in high school. 2. We would be far more successful with most children if we took a more hands-on Montessori-like approach to math. Giving our children an experiential base from which to abstract, would not only create better mathematicians, but perhaps passionate ones. 3. Science should begin early, be exploratory and hands-on. All two-year-olds are already scientists. Think who they would be if they were allowed to gather information, construct and test hypotheses beginning in elementary school and carried into college. We create our disenchanted high-school dropouts and our dispassionate learners in kindergarten. No wonder we are 'behind' in math and science. 1. We would be much, much, better off if we did not lose our children in early elementary school by running over individual development rates in reading and math. If we took reading and math at a child’s developmental rate in early elementary school, we would have more capable scholars in high school.
2. We would be far more successful with most children if we took a more hands-on Montessori-like approach to math. Giving our children an experiential base from which to abstract, would not only create better mathematicians, but perhaps passionate ones.
3. Science should begin early, be exploratory and hands-on. All two-year-olds are already scientists. Think who they would be if they were allowed to gather information, construct and test hypotheses beginning in elementary school and carried into college.

We create our disenchanted high-school dropouts and our dispassionate learners in kindergarten. No wonder we are ‘behind’ in math and science.

]]> By: Educating the Next Generation: Guest Blog Post | Science Cheerleader http://www.sciencecheerleader.com/2008/12/where_do_us_students_rank_in_science_and_should_we_bring_back_corporal_punishment_to_fix_the_situation/comment-page-1/#comment-1081 Educating the Next Generation: Guest Blog Post | Science Cheerleader Tue, 20 Jan 2009 22:18:51 +0000 http://sciencecheerleader.com/?p=263#comment-1081 [...] around the middle of the pack compared to other nations’ students in math and science. While part one dealt with policy and political issues surrounding the TIMSS, this section will focus on what is [...] [...] around the middle of the pack compared to other nations’ students in math and science. While part one dealt with policy and political issues surrounding the TIMSS, this section will focus on what is [...]

]]> By: NASA opportunities for students | Science Cheerleader http://www.sciencecheerleader.com/2008/12/where_do_us_students_rank_in_science_and_should_we_bring_back_corporal_punishment_to_fix_the_situation/comment-page-1/#comment-1052 NASA opportunities for students | Science Cheerleader Fri, 16 Jan 2009 18:49:18 +0000 http://sciencecheerleader.com/?p=263#comment-1052 [...] student opportunities at NASA. He’s written a sharp update to his Science Cheerleader guest blog post on the state of science and math education. I’ll post that shortly. Thanks, [...] [...] student opportunities at NASA. He’s written a sharp update to his Science Cheerleader guest blog post on the state of science and math education. I’ll post that shortly. Thanks, [...]

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