Teachers defend science standards

Two teachers who wrote the proposed science standards rejected by the Legislature are standing up for their work and their methods. Jason George and Christopher Taylor said they are concerned because Idaho’s existing science standards are vague and broad. They’re also confused by why the House and Senate education committees, in a rare action, rejected the standards with little discussion or public input. “If you listen to the talk, the talk is always about getting more kids in the STEM pipeline and needing to get kids to go to college,” said George, a 15-year veteran teacher and head of the science department at Vision Charter School in Caldwell. “We have all these lofty goals, but we don’t have standards with enough rigor that would actually prepare kids for those things”/ Clark Corbin , Idaho Education News. More here.