Although I was a little taken back by the author’s brutal
honesty, I have to agree that I am also worried about the future of the United
States. I think one of the main problems
with today’s society is the lack of motivation with the younger
generations. My students would rather
spend their free time social networking than studying. They also idolize people like Snookie and
Paulie D and think that they are going to get rich from being a reality star. Kids need to know that 99.9 percent of the
world works hard for what they have.
I think that a Sputnik-like event might spark attention and
make science education in the forefront but I do not feel that the younger
generations will be affected by this event.
We need to find ways to inspire students in the field of science. This means that teachers must be 100 percent
committed to their students. They must
find a way to make science enjoyable and capture the attention of all their students. In order to accomplish this I think the
government and state officials need to provide more money to the sciences. Teachers need to be trained in the areas of
STEM and inquiry science.
Lauren,
ReplyDeleteI agree that I was shocked by some of the things that he mentioned in the article. However, at the same time, I agreed with a lot of what he had to say. You make a very interesting point about the shift in role models for this generation of students. Instead of astronauts and war heroes, this generation of students idolizes reality stars. We, as teachers, definitely need to lay the framework to get our students interested in the sciences and motivated to achieve. However, I fear that without solid role models it will not be enough.