Submitted by Paul Grobstein on Fri, 06/13/2008 - 8:54am.
"Ask questions that don't have an answer so children can discuss the
topic without being embarrassed of inserting 'incorrect' ideas or their
own personal thoughts."
Another key,
I think, to not only making science education engaging but meaningful
in broader terms. Would teachers be comfortable with this? Would
students? How about if we started it very early? What would parents think?
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another key to meaningful science education
"Ask questions that don't have an answer so children can discuss the topic without being embarrassed of inserting 'incorrect' ideas or their own personal thoughts."
Another key, I think, to not only making science education engaging but meaningful in broader terms. Would teachers be comfortable with this? Would students? How about if we started it very early? What would parents think?