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SCHOOL REFORM page 26

only one who thinks
schools don't emphasize
the sciences enough? With
new discoveries every day
in so many different fields
of science, medicine, biolo-
gy, astronomy and physics,
you would think most
course work should involve
some kind of science.
When I checked our high
school, it seemed that only
about one in 10 courses
was a science course. I
wonder if American schools
are doing all the science ed-
ucation they might. Can
you tell me what's been go-
ing on in the last few years?
- What About Science?

Dear What About Science:
About 15 years ago the often-
cited publication reviewing
our nation's educational sys-
tem, "A Nation at Risk," rec-
ommended a greater effort on
the sciences. Back in 1982,
79 percent of students took bi-
ology. A decade later, the
number had jumped to 93
percent. Over the same time
period, chemistry classes rose
from 32 percent to 56 per-
cent. Teachers also have
joined the call to more science
in the classroom.
A recent survey by the Bay-
er Corp. of 1,000 teachers
found that 70 percent of the
educators stated schools
should put a greater emphasis
on science education. Stu-
dents wish to take more sci-
ence. Teachers want to teach
more science.
What, then, of parental sup-
port for science education? As
for the always-crucial compo-
nent of parent involvement, a
near unanimous 96 percent

wanted to help their children
with science education.

Dear Dr. Ryan: We hear so
much about this being a
computer age. My question
is, how do we get in-
volved? How is it possible
for students like me to
send questions around the
world and have them an-
swered?
I would like to talk to my
principal about our school
getting hooked up. What
do I need to know? Where
do I start?
- Interested Student
Council Member

Dear I.S.C.M.: One of the
great advantages of today's
technology is the exciting im-
mediate interaction between
students and instructors on a
worldwide scale. Your interest
is quite timely because com-
puter networking is causing an
information explosion.
Basically only three things
are needed:
• Access to a computer.
• A modem.
• A phone line.
There is a trio of resources
that will allow you to network
with the rest of humanity.
• Electronic mail.
• File transfer.
• Computer conferencing.
Remember that a computer
without a modem and a phone
line is like a plane that can't fly
- pretty to look at, but it won't
get you where you want to go.
Now it's time to make the
next road you travel the infor-
mation highway. I invite you to
send your first e-mail message
to me. My e-mail address is
printed below.