Crazy. A compliment in this case. And the crazier the better when it comes to getting kids attention so they are tuned into the message you want to teach. But cool too? A tall order, indeed. Nearly a decade later, I have learned to give students opportunities to infuse things that interest them into the classroom. This back and forth keeps us all on the edge of our seats looking forward to great science experiences. I now teach 7th grade science.

Monday, November 27, 2006

Bad Climate in U.S. Science Classrooms

Why did the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) turn down 50,000 FREE copies of the movie An Inconvenient Truth, a film endorsed by climate scientists worldwide, to be used as an educational tool in the classroom?


I'm incredibly irked!! I guess NSTA thinks our kids are better off reading outdated books & using education materials from Exxon Mobil. Think I'll write the movie makers and ask them to donate every copy to NYC public schools.

Climate change is a hot topic & very relevant to our students. Most have seen The Day After Tomorrow and come into the classroom with all kinds of misconceptions and inaccurate information. So when given the chance to expose students to an understandable, concise, accurate compilation of climate research through a medium they like (watching a movie in school), the response is "No thank you."

Read about it in the Washington Post or @ http://www.thedemocraticdaily.com/

How Inconvenient- Science a la Joe Camel, by Laurie David
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