tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1812431336777691886.post3373173221001124203..comments2024-02-29T03:57:00.088-05:00Comments on The Mermaid's Tale: The prognosis for science educationAnne Buchananhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09212151396672651221noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1812431336777691886.post-227655439622369912009-03-24T21:34:00.000-04:002009-03-24T21:34:00.000-04:00Yes, all true again this year. Perhaps you judged...Yes, all true again this year. Perhaps you judged with another student who was there again this year. She said that the home schooler, back this year in engineering not life science, did an amazing project.<BR/><BR/>It was easy to see that some of the kids really had a passion for what they were doing, so much so that you wished you could sit down and talk with them about it while others had just followed instructions on a kit and you were afraid to ask them a question for fear of embarrassing them greatly. I hadn't realized until yesterday that this whole thing was sponsored by the military, but there was no constraint on projects. They just want to encourage kids to understand science.Anne Buchananhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09212151396672651221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1812431336777691886.post-1703057755666626332009-03-24T16:09:00.000-04:002009-03-24T16:09:00.000-04:00I did this last year and had much the same experie...I did this last year and had much the same experience. Another interesting aspect was that although the number of participants was small, the number of schools represented was much smaller. Of the 10 or so students in my session, 4 or 5 were from one school. Also, mostly private schools and at least one home-schooler. It seemed that the determining factor was having financial support and a science teacher who encouraged participation, and surprisingly, that did not necessarily seem to equate with them being a good teacher of science.anthrobrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11123542292465758479noreply@blogger.com