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THERE has been of late much adverse criticism of the way in which the sciences are taught in schools and colleges of Great Britain. This criticism takes a variety of forms. It is asserted that the work is too specialized, that it is too academic, or that too much attention is devoted to the teaching of technique. The chorus of complaint may indicate that there is something wrong, but it does not follow that the fault is entirely with the teachers ; it is just as likely to lie with those who complain, and the danger is that their specious criticisms may influence the teaching in a wrong direction. If biological teaching, for example, is centred around man, as many educationists would have it, that teaching is bound to become subjective, and trouble is certain to arise (see p. 457). It is essential that the objective attitude should be cultivated and developed as fully as possible in all branches of science teaching.
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EDUCATION FOR CULTURE AND CITIZENSHIP. Nature 149, 447–449 (1942). https://doi.org/10.1038/149447a0
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