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alyaza [they/she] @beehaw.org

2y ago

Sci-fi books are rare in school even though they help kids better understand science

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Sci-fi books are rare in school even though they help kids better understand science

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ikidd @lemmy.world

2y ago

Sci-fi books are rare in school even though they help kids better understand science

theconversation.com /sci-fi-books-are-rare-in-school-even-though-they-help-kids-better-understand-science-213436

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Blaze @discuss.tchncs.de

2y ago

Sci-fi books are rare in school even though they help kids better understand science

theconversation.com /sci-fi-books-are-rare-in-school-even-though-they-help-kids-better-understand-science-213436

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My grade 4 teacher didn’t allow us to use sci fi books for book reports 🤷‍♂️
- Meanwhile my favorite part of 4th grade was hearing our teacher give voices to all the different aliens in the Aliens Ate My Homework series.
For certain definitions of scifi.
- Yeah, like I don't think Vonnegut would count lol. Sure learn a lot about people, the human condition, though.
  
  I was thinking star wars, but yeah, Vonnegut too