"The results released today show that our nation's students aren't learning at a rate that will maintain America's role as an international leader in the sciences. When only 1 or 2 percent of children score at the advanced levels on NAEP, the next generation will not be ready to be world-class inventors, doctors, and engineers".
Should we be worried that thousands of children in Arlington County public schools go all the way through the first half of 1st grade before the are even introduced to basic science? I believe "Science Week" is coming up in the month of March, but no sounds are being made in anticipation at my local elementary school. This is precisely why our nation is in an educational sink hole. Elementary age students are loosing valuable time during their developmental stages from under-exposure to these crucial studies in science and math in the public school systems.
Tomorrow, I am going into school and demanding...oh yes, parent/teacher conferences will be held for the next two days. No school.
Sources:
1. http://www.ed.gov/news/press-releases/statement-us-secretary-education-arne-duncan-release-naep-science-report-card
2. http://nationsreportcard.gov/science_2009/
Tomorrow, I am going into school and demanding...oh yes, parent/teacher conferences will be held for the next two days. No school.
Sources:
1. http://www.ed.gov/news/press-releases/statement-us-secretary-education-arne-duncan-release-naep-science-report-card
2. http://nationsreportcard.gov/science_2009/
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