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I asked, &#8220;Tell me about how science is approached in your school?&#8221; The students looked around nervously for a moment and then shared observations like the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>We are supposed to <em>do<\/em> science after testing season.<\/li>\n<li>The science teacher is on maternity leave.<\/li>\n<li>Nobody knows where the key to the science materials is.<\/li>\n<li>Our school is focusing on numeracy and literacy.<\/li>\n<li>Science is supposed to happen on Mondays, but we have had a lot of holidays.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You get the idea&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Not a single student teacher working in several dozen Southern California elementary schools could cite a single incident of science being taught. Forget about engineering or computer science.<\/p>\n<p>After all, it&#8217;s not like little kids are curious or enjoy exploring the world around them. 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