Comments needed -- National Academies draft report of a "Framework for Science Education"

[Dave Farber <dave () farber net>]

Begin forwarded message:

> From: Ed Lazowska <lazowska () cs washington edu>
> Date: July 15, 2010 2:22:08 AM EDT
> To: Dave Farber <dave () farber net>
> Subject: Comments needed -- National Academies draft report of a "Framework for Science Education"

> Dave --
>
> For IP:
>
> The National Academies Board on Science Education recently released a
> preliminary public draft of a “Framework for Science Education.” This
> is intended to be an authoritative guideline that can be used widely
> to shape curriculum standards.
>
> Computer science and "computational thinking" are never discussed in
> the document.  The word "computer" appears only about a dozen times in
> 190 pages, typically as part of the phrase "computer simulation."
>
> I would like to encourage you to provide commentary on the report.
> The authors need to, and deserve to, hear from you loud and clear.  A
> major element of the necessary STEM grounding of any 21st century
> student has been entirely omitted by the study committee.
>
> You can read the report and comment here:
>
>  http://www7.nationalacademies.org/bose/Standards_Framework_Public_Draft_Cover_Letter.html



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