Restoring Real Science

DID YOU KNOW?

State Standards are the most important guideposts for K-12 science instruction in America's schools. State standards describe what should be taught in public schools, although they usually leave school districts and individual teachers significant leeway in how to teach. They also provide private schools, charter schools, and home schools with a set of guidelines to promote quality science education for all students.

The Problem:

A Monopoly of poor science performance

The need for new k-12 science standards...

The US Spends the most on education, yet US 15-year-old students rank 12th in science performance globally.

Of US states are heavily influenced by a single set of science standards that are unclear, highly politicized, and lack rigor

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of graduate students in computer & information sciences are international students.

America's most used science standards, the Next Generation Science Standards, (NGSS), fail students. The report cited below, from April 2021, details how the popular curriculum omits basic tenets of science, including the scientific method, and provides recommendations to correct deficiencies in the NGSS.

https://www.nas.org/reports/climbing-down/full-report

Roadmap to rebuild trust in science

Clear Standards with content

Better professional development

Teachers become Content Experts

Better student learning

FREEDOM IN EDUCATION PARTNERS WITH NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SCHOLARS TO CREATE NEW SCIENCE STANDARDS

Freedom in Education, with the National Association of Scholars, is proud to introduce the Franklin Science Standards. Freedom in Education, through our Teacher Coalition, has co-authored standards, created a corresponding framework, and has begun the creation of aligned lesson plans. The standards, framework and lesson plans are all available, at no charge, to public school districts, private schools and homeschools.

The standards, framework and lesson plans are all available, at no charge, to the public.

The Solution

The Franklin Science Standards

A model for K-12 State Science Standards

Rigorous, Content-rich Standards

Teaches suppositions and limitations of science.

Teaches clear definitions and methods of scientific reasoning.

Allows for teacher flexibility in pedagogy.

Appropriate scaffolding that cultivates scientific curiosity beginning in kindergarten.

Depoliticizes content.

Provides students with a solid foundation to engage with science as discerning citizens or pursue a science career.

Download the Franklin Science Standards PDF

Why the name?

The Franklin Science Standards are named after Benjamin Franklin one of the founders of our country, a scientist and inventor. Benjamin Franklin was the first internationally known scientist and tinkerer. In particular, Benjamin Franklin was curious, and his curiosity stimulated him to ask questions that allowed him to be such a good scientist and inventor, and now earning the name for these model K-12 state science standards. Without curiosity, science instruction, (and hence science itself) is a pointless exercise.

A teacher's perspective

"The clarity of the Franklin Standards will lead to clarity in teacher training and professional development. They will become confident content experts capable of confidently transferring knowledge to their students"
- Kentucky Teacher

"The objective for an activity is critical. The Franklin Standards solves that problem by focusing on the content that students should acquire upon completing a lesson or unit. As a result, assessing a student's understanding of the content is much more feasible and measurable"
- Tennessee Teacher

"The content is great and the rationale is fantastic"
- Dr. Joseph Ladapo, Professor, University of Florida College of Medicine and Surgeon General of Florida