Re: Why Kids Aren't Much Interested In Science Careers

On 30 May 2006 18:54:57 -0700, "coco" <aozotorp@xxxxxxx> wrote:


Dave Head wrote:
On Wed, 31 May 2006 01:28:09 GMT, Dave K <dave.k@xxxxxxx> wrote:

On Tue, 30 May 2006 22:42:27 GMT, Dave Head <rally2xs@xxxxxxx> wrote:

Well, this could be _one_ of the reasons:

http://wired.com/wired/archive/14.06/chemistry.html

Basically, the safety Nazis and the suers have made chemistry an unattainable
recreation / hobby for the kids nowadays. Whereas some of us as kids were able
to get the Gilbert chemistry sets, and others, and see what happens when you
mix this with that, and figure out what oxidizers do, the Feds in pursuit of
absolutely everyone that could do absolutely anything harmful with a chemical,
combined with parents who will sue the school system if Johnny burns a finger
on a bunsen burner, have pretty much chased chemistry class out of the school
system, as well as home experimentation out of the garage. Result: Kids don't
get interested in science in the numbers that they used to.

<LOL>

You've never experienced, gasp, a Kitchen.<g>

Yeah, but like the article says, the kids, esp. the boys, get into it because
it is _dangerous_, at least a little bit. It's a serious attractant to
students - always has been - but now it can't be, because of the government
overregulation and the suers.

Dave Head

Suers? Be specific!

Those who sue school systems when something goes wrong in a chem lab at school.
Lotsa schools don't even have chem labs any more, supposedly because of this,
and others have teacher-conducted demonstrations rather than let the kids near
any chemicals, again as a result of the threat of a lawsuit.

Dave Head
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