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Science, Society, and Education: Summary of Discussion--Barbara Schaal and Henry Vaux
Science, Society, and Education: Summary of Discussion--Barbara Schaal and Henry Vaux
Pages 92-94
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The horizontal teaching method teaches science at a very simple level, but it teaches the scientific method in a completely valid way. It moves away from the problem created by perceiving science as only "big science," which is incomprehensible to most people.
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The discussion following the presentations illuminated the fact that science teaching at the secondary level is inadequate. One participant described a number of the structural barriers that need to be overcome to achieve reform in teaching science at the secondary level.
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One participant brought up the correlation between overweight parents and overweight children. He suggested the 4-H principle in which children bring home relevant information to their parents.
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