Even the Harvard graduates had misconceptions about the reason for the existence of seasons and the way lunar phases occur. I think it’s important to include astronomy lessons in science class. I understand why astronomy isn’t made a requirement. Not everybody will be interested in the subject. However, I do think it’s important for people to at least know something about the way the universe works. Physics and basic science classes won’t cover the information about the sun, the moon or the stars and they way they interact with each other. It was shocking for me to learn that Harvard graduates didn’t know much about astronomy despite coming from a science background. It was probably just as shocking for the teacher to learn that her students had misconceptions about the way seasons occur and the reason why there are lunar phases. One student had said that the reason there are crescents is because there are clouds blocking the way. It made her realize that students come up with their own ideas before the teacher teaches them. Their brains aren’t an empty void waiting to be filled with
Even the Harvard graduates had misconceptions about the reason for the existence of seasons and the way lunar phases occur. I think it’s important to include astronomy lessons in science class. I understand why astronomy isn’t made a requirement. Not everybody will be interested in the subject. However, I do think it’s important for people to at least know something about the way the universe works. Physics and basic science classes won’t cover the information about the sun, the moon or the stars and they way they interact with each other. It was shocking for me to learn that Harvard graduates didn’t know much about astronomy despite coming from a science background. It was probably just as shocking for the teacher to learn that her students had misconceptions about the way seasons occur and the reason why there are lunar phases. One student had said that the reason there are crescents is because there are clouds blocking the way. It made her realize that students come up with their own ideas before the teacher teaches them. Their brains aren’t an empty void waiting to be filled with