Why do they not teach natural history in schools?

Question

I dont understand. It may make perfect sense to teach about conditions on an early earth just after it was formed, the beginnings of live and the balance of the atmosphere, the gradual evolution up to complex live like amphibions and onto things like the dinosaurs, the triassic, jurassic and cretaceous periods and then onto things like the ice-age and the first signs of man.

All this is blanked out from the curriculum and in my opinion is probably the most interesting academic subject that schools could teach. the earliest that we are probably tought is jesus, and the earliest historical events (as jesus is tought during RE at schools) is the romans.

I think the're missing out on alot of possible paleontologists due to the lack of natural history teachings in brittish schools.

What do you think?

Answer 1

Yeah I have noticed that also. These things are not really hightlighted in elementary schools and high schools because some of it is very cortreversial. I think that is good that you are interested in these kind of things. The subject that you are interested in is covered in Anthropology. There are people who major in Anthropology and they basically travel the world and study the people living in different areas and anthropologists aslo do paleontologists. So when you get into college you should really consider taking an Anthropology class. If you like it, you should major in it. You should do what you are interested in, that way you will enjoy your life more!

Answer 2

I was taught this stuff here in the U.S. I had an advantage over most others in that I went to both public and private schools and was taught evolution as well as creation and so had all the info to make up my own mind. I later went to college and studied geology, astronomy, meteorology and anthropology. You are right. Kids in school should be exposed to this info from early on to encourage them to think and ask questions.