"Sometimes nothing can kill children’s curiosity in science and technology more effectively than schools.
But that’s what many have done in California, first by starving the curriculum, then by dumbing it down with memorization.
That was the consensus of panelists at a forum last month on STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) education, sponsored by the Silicon Valley Education Foundation and Citizens Schools.
“We have killed the joy of discovery,” said Mohammad Qayoumi, president of California State University, East Bay, by making what goes on the classroom “boring and disengaging.”"
But that’s what many have done in California, first by starving the curriculum, then by dumbing it down with memorization.
That was the consensus of panelists at a forum last month on STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) education, sponsored by the Silicon Valley Education Foundation and Citizens Schools.
“We have killed the joy of discovery,” said Mohammad Qayoumi, president of California State University, East Bay, by making what goes on the classroom “boring and disengaging.”"