Woodrow WilsonWe have not given science too big a place in our education, but we have made a perilous mistake in giving it too great a preponderance in method in every other branch of study.
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In the late 19th century, a Professor of Paleontology, Charles Darwin, was present at a meeting of the British Association for the Advancement of Science. Darwin’s theory of evolution by natural selection had been criticized by several prominent scientists. In his speech, he said: “We have not given science too big a place in our education, but we have made a perilous mistake in giving it too great a preponderance in method in every other branch of study.” Darwin believed that science should be a part of every school curriculum, but that it should be taught in a way that did not take precedence over other subjects.
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