Re: California Science Framework

[Bernard Cleyet <anngeorg@PACBELL.NET>]

It's obvious the writers? of the Calif. Sci. Framework.  should chuck it, hire
some members of this list, and start over again.

bc not including this one

p.s. on further thought (don't laugh), I think the reformers should leave the
teachers alone and let them carry on, despite much improvement is possible.

Larry Woolf wrote:

> Below are 4 excerpts from the Introduction to the California Science
> Framework.
> http://www.cde.ca.gov/cdepress/catalog/science-excerpts/introduction.pdf
> I would be interested to know if anyone on the last has opinions on this
> official document that is meant to guide California K-12 science teaching.
>
> 1. "When large blocks of time for science instruction are not feasible,
> teachers must make use of smaller blocks. For example, an elementary teacher
> and the class may have a brief but spirited discussion on why plant seeds
> have different shapes or why the moon looks different each week."
>
> 2. "Science education in kindergarten through grade twelve trains the mind
> and builds intellectual strength and must not be limited to the lasting

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