Had to post this. As someone who delivers professional development in STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) this study’s findings don’t surprise me (link to the study YouGov site). Science and social studies and a raft of other subjects important to understanding our world and how things work have been cut or de-emphasized for years, although they are making somewhat of a comeback, seems like we are reaping what we sowed. I’m not sure, if the conclusions here are true, that this reflects cutting science from the curriculum as the main culprit in this lack of understanding, but could be!

Learning is messy!