Malcolm -- Why cannot ecology be offered at an introductory level? Is not
A & P at the high school introductory? .You make the assumption that
all high-school teachers just have a BS. In Kansas some have MS with
specialized training in ecology. gSofd
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Beth,
I second Jim's wonderful suggestion to use the local environment as the
textbook for high school students. I know field trips are at a
premium, but there's obviously a lot to learn from urban areas too,
including the schoolyard. A lot can also be brought into the
classroom. I was a Waldor
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Perhaps I can add some light from the perspective of a not-too-long-ago
student. I'm currently a senior undergraduate. My high school offered no
such programs in Environmental Science, nor any Ecology courses. In fact, I
was almost completely unaware of such fields until I entered more
science-rela
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Bill Hilton writes:
> Having taught biology (and ecology) at traditional high schools and
> also at a residential gifted and talented high school, I'm astonished
> by Malcolm's questioning the teaching of ecology at that level. It's
> an entirely appropriate time to introduce ALL students to the b
Most highschool teachers have multiple courses under their belt in
anatomy, physiology and general organismal biology. They have a well
rounded education in biology with only a single course in ecology.
When they teach biology they have that broad background to draw off of.
If they teach ecology
Here's my two cents. Personally, I would rather have students come
away from high school with a positive feeling for science and I think
that they might be achieved more readily by teaching ecology and
evolution than teaching the Krebs cycle and cell metabolism (not to
denigrate those topics).
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Dear All - To add another tangent to this discussion, the teaching of
ecology at the high school level can be very crucial for raising student
interest in the field, as well as in the allied field of environmental
science (or perhaps any field of science!). When I was in high school
in the lat
Beth,
It is fantastic that you are teaching ecology to younger students. But,
I think you do not need a text book, especially to make it interesting
for the students. First, YOU should have a text book for yourself - and
I recommend Ricklefs, for several reasons, one of which is the extensive
Having taught biology (and ecology) at traditional high schools and
also at a residential gifted and talented high school, I'm astonished
by Malcolm's questioning the teaching of ecology at that level. It's
an entirely appropriate time to introduce ALL students to the basics
of ecology, and jun
The ecology I know is one of the most quantitative of sciences. It has
also been my experience that it is quantitative methods that students
tend to find "inaccessible". Ecology before college would be a good way
to introduce people to quantitative methods and their use in science.
Rob Hamilton
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Why is it a bad idea?
How about we just dump the entire highschool curriculum and turn it into a
college curriculum? Have them take engineering, ecology, linguistics,
differential equations.
Never mind that few highschool teachers have phds in ecology.
Never mind that few highschool teachers hav
I have no doubt that adding an ecology course to highschool could improve
ecology grades in college. However, the students coming out of
highschools in the five states where I taught/teach college biology aren't
prepared enough to take intro to biology let alone ecology.
I would use Smith and Smi
I recommend Molles' text (assuming you really feel the need to use a
textbook, and I probably would only use it as reference) despite the
previous comment. Many EcoEd members use Molles according to a survey by
the ESA education coordinator (join EcoEd if you want to chat about teaching
ecology).
An interesting tangent to this discussion, and I would like to take it a bit
farther afield. For me the important aspect of studying science is not the
collection of facts that one is exposed to, but rather a way of seeing the
world and learning to interpret one's own observations. Subjects wher
Interesting point to question offering at the HS level.
I teach a variety of ecology - mar bio courses at a local community college
and can add an observation - students who have had an enviro biol or ecology
course at HS are better equipped to become part of the 'field ecology' course
and rel
Miller is a good text and I have used it before.
Additionally, many community colleges ARE offering ecology and environmental
science since 1) it is required for many education majors in addition to
current teachers that are seeking re-certification (many states require an
environmental science cl
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