Scientific jargon, entrenched teaching methods and student roles stifle science engagement, study says

Just as Danish school kids get to test their hands at science in earnest they come face to face with entrenched teaching methods, coded language and a no-error culture. New research from the University of Copenhagen shows that students get locked into roles such as “teacher’s assistants,” the “noisy ones”—or the “quiet ones,” who are often girls and minority students.