I found the conference based on the discussion of the new Michigan K-12 science standards to be very interesting to me as well as loads and loads of new information for me to take in. Although I learned a lot while attending this conference as well as participating in the discussion within the class, being my first semester within the education major, I still find a slightly difficult to make up my mind and draw connections about these standards.
From what I obtained from the conference I really like the new ideas being presented for the future standards. I like the idea of having a certain amount of science begin a requirement within the schools. One thing that I found not only very shocking but disappointing was that some schools only cover the topic of science for only 30 minutes and some don't even leave the book. Which leads to the next thing that I support. I support the fact that all science classes should be interactive and hands on. The should be interesting and fun and enjoyable to learn about to the children. I don't like to think that some children grow updating science because their teacher wasn't able to show them how cool and fun it really can be.
I feel that I need to further educate myself of the science standards before I would be able to make an educated and honest vote but from what I have obtained up to this point I am a strong supporter of the new Michigan K-12 Science Standards.
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