I don't live in the US, but from what I've heard, science teachers in the US for lower grades (up till high school, I've heard) aren't too qualified. Am I right? I agree about curiosity not being valued in school, and I think one of the way to deal with this would probably be assigning students independent projects where they can do whatever they like as long as it's somewhat related to what they learn in school. We do this quite a lot in uni, and it's great fun. But the big problem is that a lot of teachers won't be comfortable with students presenting about subjects they're not familiar with, thus unable to answer questions or correct mistakes.
The truth is, school before uni sucks. Most kids I know, myself included, never found a single thing that was fun until we went to uni and picked things we liked to do. Kids who are responsible will know they have to do well to get to uni, but those who are more shortsighted will lose interest and do poorly.
The truth is, school before uni sucks. Most kids I know, myself included, never found a single thing that was fun until we went to uni and picked things we liked to do. Kids who are responsible will know they have to do well to get to uni, but those who are more shortsighted will lose interest and do poorly.
