Question: what would you change about science lessons in primary and secondary schools?

Sreejita Ghosh answered on 18 Nov 2019:

I would link every theory we teach to its direct and indirect applications, applications even in hobbies so that students can find their own way into science. I would keep once a week when I’d encourage students to ask me questions outside the syllabus but about things of science and technology which have captured their interest. Then I would try to explain these things myself or invite someone to explain these the following week. When students find the right source of answers to their ‘science-y’ questions I believe they would be more interested in science. In secondary school when students start learning about chemistry I’d encourage them to look into the chemical composition of some soaps or ointments or creams or hair gels and try to explain to them why these things work the way they do and then tell them when they’d be able to learn more about these. I believe these would have sparked more interest in Chemistry. I would have taught about the human anatomy with examples from some action films pointing out which is possible, which not, and which action film step (say a Bruce Lee or Jet Li or Jackie Chan movie) would affect which part of the body. What do you think? Would you students be interested in such science lessons, combining science and technology of real life, nature around us, and action movies?