3 Ways to Fix Science Education, 1 Way to Vote

In the most recent issue of Popular Mechanics Mythbuster Adam Savage provided three ways to help fix science education in this country.

...teachers are so dedicated, but they have difficulty teaching for the standardized tests they're given with the budgets they're not given. It’s one reason the U.S. is falling behind other countries in science: By 2010, Asia will have 90 percent of the world's Ph.D. scientists and engineers. We're not teachers, but our show has taught us a lot about how to get people interested in science. Here are three humble suggestions that might help reinvigorate American science education.

He goes on to list these items, 1) Let students get their hands dirty, 2) Spend more money on science, and 3) Celebrate mistakes.

One great place for those three things is at local science museum. When I lived in the midwest I would occasionally help out at COSI Science Museum in Toledo. It was always great to see kids learning a wealth of science in a true hands-on fashion. Unfortunately, COSI had to close its doors to the public at the end of 2007.

They are currently trying to get a levy passed in Toledo (Lucas County) this November so that the museum can be reopened. A number of people have been working nonstop for the past year in this effort. If you live in the area I hope you will help out and Keep COSI going.