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Article: SCIENCE TEACHERS HEAR THEIR SUBJECT SPELLED S-U-R-V-I-V-A-L
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- The Boston Globe (Boston, MA)
- Article date:
- April 5, 1987
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WASHINGTON - Literacy in science is now basic for survival
of our species and our planet, and science teachers must help young
people attain that literacy. That was the message of every speaker
who addressed the 35th convention of the National Science Teachers
Association here last month.
"Our science and technology are profoundly changing the
planet," said Carl Sagan, David Duncan Professor of Astronomy and
Space Sciences at Cornell University. "The time scale of these
changes is longer than the terms of public office, so the
politicians don't worry about them. It is up to the citizen."
If the US takes Draconian measures to protect the integrity of
the environment, Sagan said, ...