Re: 2 million teachers in 2007!

[Joseph Bellina <jbellina@SAINTMARYS.EDU>]

Is this a ligite question for which you want an answer, or a posture?

cheers

On
Thu, 12 Aug 1999, Herbert H Gottlieb wrote:

> If the elementary school teachers are afraid of science after 12 years
> exposure in
> elementary and high schools and four or more years of college, how many
> years of
> such workshops would be required to get them over this hurdle?
>
> Herb  Gottlieb from New York City
> (Where short workshops work for an even shorter time)
>
> On Thu, 12 Aug 1999 08:50:27 -0400 Lois Breur Krause <krause@CLEMSON.EDU>
> writes:
> > > How does one go about "working with elementary school teachers" who
> > are afraid of science??
> > > Herb Gottlieb from New York City
> > > (Where the shortage of qualified science teachers is increasing at
> > an accelerated exponential rate but should level off by 2007 when there
> > are none left.)
> >
> > talk with the people in your education department, and find out who
> > does student teaching placements.  they would have the school contacts.
>
> > chances are they would be excited, after they got over the initial
> shock, of
> > your offer to do a summer workshop with local elem teachers.  ask them
> to
> > work with you to set it up and find the grant funding if needed.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> >
> > Dr. Lois Breur Krause
> > Department of Geological Sciences
> > 442 Brackett Hall
> > Clemson University
> > Clemson SC  29634
> >
> > teaching chemistry, physics, astronomy and geology to elementary
> > education majors.
> >
> > How We Learn and Why We Don't: Student Survival Guide,
> > available from International Thompson Publishing, ISBN 0324-011970
> >
> > http://home.earthlink.net/~breurkrause
> >
> > krause@clemson.edu