The widespread teaching of science was one of the last major subjects introduced into the American classroom in the early years of the twentieth century. Previously, science as a subject was reserved for colleges, universities, and the elite high schools that prepared the small percentage of nineteenth century American students entering post-secondary education. The teaching of science, like most subjects in the US public school system, varies widely from region to region and district to... więcej

Salem Press Encyclopedia, 2021. 3p.