DISCUSSION OF PAPERS BY PROFESSORS ATKINS AND KARPLUS.

The article presents a critique of papers by Professors Atkins and Karplus on elementary science education. The author indicates the personal biases that she brings to the discussion of the two reports. The article discusses Atkins and Karplus' assumption that the modern world demands a citizenry that is literate with respect to both concepts and the methods of science. The author comments on Atkins and Karplus' recognition that children differ widely both in their abilities to grasp ideas and in the ways they arrive at conclusions.