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I wholeheartedly agree with Phillip. May I add that teacher education has also suffered over the years. We need teachers who have the depth of knowledge and a passion for teaching. Especially since teachers these days have to compete with the internet, smartboards/computers and multimedia to name a few of the "distractions" for kids. Many see teaching just as a job, not a way of life. The government tries to address some of the issues by requiring teachers to have basic literacy standards. What does that say about students who enter teaching? No wonder science is unpopular among students and teachers. I have seen Chemistry and Physics disappear from the school curriculum and Biology just hanging on, simply because it was discouraged by the executive to improve the school's marks. This trend continues unfortunately.
Huey (retired Physics and Biology teacher)
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