Science, 2/13/1987:

 

“Quality science teaching at middle and high school levels requires a deep conceptual understanding of the themes that pervade natural science.”

 

“...integrating conceptual themes ...to produce a society of informed citizens capable of some understanding of emergent technologies.”

- Vincent C. LoPresti, p. 730, Letters to the Editors

 

“An appalling number of young people enter college with little understanding of both social and technological aspects of world.” - Clayton C. Denman

 

Although many people realized the serious problems in high school education decades ago, not much has happened since. We must try much harder to improve this situation!