[Ohiogift] Hechinger Report article on STEM

[Nancy Jamison]

Friends:

The Hechinger Report -- a journal on education innovation and inequality --
just published an article on giving all students a top-notch STEM
education. The report is here:
http://hechingerreport.org/teacher-voice-instead-voucher-battle-gave-nations-children-top-stem-education/

STEM is, of course, often a significant part of gifted ed, and the author
suggests several ways to improve service to students. Some of the author's
suggestions seem ill-conceived (according to some with whom I have talked),
although others may agree with him (he's a former teacher of the year in
his community). A couple of his points:
3. Group kids at round tables and empower them to solve problems
collaboratively.
4. Grade students on what they know and can do, not on subjective elements
like participation, pleasantness, homework completion or “extra credit.”
6. Reverse the order of traditional science instruction: teach physics in
ninth grade, followed by chemistry and then biology.
Perhaps the author is correct on these and other points. Any thoughts on
his approach?
Sincerely,
Nancy Jamison
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