Achieving The “Moonshot” American Science Really Needs

Editorial| March 01 2024 Achieving The “Moonshot” American Science Really Needs: Reflections on John Rudolph’s ABT Commentary Jay B. Labov Jay B. Labov JAY B. LABOV served for 23 years as a Senior Advisor for Education and Communication at the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine before retiring in 2018. He also was a member of the Biology faculty at Colby College for 18 years. jblabov@gmail.com Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar The American Biology Teacher (2024) 86 (3): 127. https://doi.org/10.1525/abt.2024.86.3.127 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures Achieving The “Moonshot” American Science Really Needs: Reflections on John Rudolph’s ABT Commentary. The American Biology Teacher 1 March 2024; 86 (3): 127. doi: https://doi.org/10.1525/abt.2024.86.3.127 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentThe American Biology Teacher Search In his October 2023 Guest Commentary in The American Biology Teacher, The “Moonshot” American Science Instruction Really Needs, John Rudolph argued that the supposed dearth of STEM workers is a myth because more people graduate from college with STEM degrees than are needed in the workplace. Thus, teaching that focuses on preparing the future STEM workforce by emphasizing disciplinary content might be misguided because it disenfranchises those students who do not plan to pursue such careers. Overemphasis on content will not enable students to appreciate the importance and relevance of STEM to their lives generally or their ability to analyze problems, an often-stated goal of STEM education. Rudolph concluded by recommending that STEM education should instead enable learners “to truly understand and appreciate where scientific knowledge comes from, what good science looks like, and who it’s smart to trust when it comes to scientific information.” Rudolph reinforces a... You do not currently have access to this content.