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- Title
REFLECTIONS ON SCIENCE TEACHING IN THE U. S. A.
- Authors
Lauwerys, J. A.
- Abstract
The article discusses the status of science education in the U.S. In Public Schools the prestige of science is significantly low. The public Schools possess excellent science equipment and fine laboratories. The larger schools compete with each other to see which can acquire most (Oxford or Cambridge) Scholarships. The most important problem before American teachers is that of devising a system which will be more diversified than the present in regard to its sustainability for pupils of different mental calibre. Secondly, the enormous size of schools also raises a problem for teachers. The laboratory facilities for individual work are very meagre. Biology receives a greater attention in American schools. The teachers are graduates from Oxford and Cambridge universities. Their qualifications include either a brilliant academic record or a brilliant sports record. It is mandatory for them to have gone to a "public School" and possess a diploma in education
- Subjects
UNITED States; SCIENCE education; SCHOOLS; PUBLIC schools; SCHOOL facilities; SCIENTIFIC apparatus &; instruments; LABORATORIES; SCIENCE teachers; BIOLOGY
- Publication
Science Education, 1938, Vol 22, Issue 3, p107
- ISSN
0036-8326
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/sce.3730220302