Location
Howard Johnson Plaza-Hotel, Columbia/ Enterprise Rooms
Start Date
26-4-1994 2:00 PM
End Date
26-4-1994 5:00 PM
Description
Post World War II saw the advent of social changes of major proportions. Television became ubiquitous, with violence a major feature; for young people, the daily dose of tube time and video games has largely supplanted reading and homework- Permissiveness has replaced discipline. Violent crime has risen 560 per cent since I960, and has invaded our schools. SAT scores in high schools have dropped 75 points in three decades. William Bennett, former Secretary of Education, calls this cultural rot. In this setting experimental educational techniques were implemented for the grand purpose of improving U.S. competitiveness in future generations. Sight reading replaced phonics, and the "new" math replaced the traditional course of study. These methods, and others such as open classrooms designed to promote freedom of movement and creativity, and remedial education tor students who underachieve, have resulted in a society plagued by illiteracy.
Paper Session I-B - Space Education, Why Space Intimidates Teachers
Howard Johnson Plaza-Hotel, Columbia/ Enterprise Rooms
Post World War II saw the advent of social changes of major proportions. Television became ubiquitous, with violence a major feature; for young people, the daily dose of tube time and video games has largely supplanted reading and homework- Permissiveness has replaced discipline. Violent crime has risen 560 per cent since I960, and has invaded our schools. SAT scores in high schools have dropped 75 points in three decades. William Bennett, former Secretary of Education, calls this cultural rot. In this setting experimental educational techniques were implemented for the grand purpose of improving U.S. competitiveness in future generations. Sight reading replaced phonics, and the "new" math replaced the traditional course of study. These methods, and others such as open classrooms designed to promote freedom of movement and creativity, and remedial education tor students who underachieve, have resulted in a society plagued by illiteracy.
Comments
Space Education
Session Chairman: Helenmarie Hofman, Associate Professor, Gettysburg College
Session Organizer: Priscilla Elfrey, NASA, Kennedy Space Center