He makes a case, and it does make sense to require more education around the natural earth sciences, and of course, several more of the academic disciplines will make their case for more study of their field and soon you have nothing but required subjects—an oversimplification—but a thought.
Rocking the system
Fewer than 10 percent of California's high school students take classes on the Earth, the solar system and their histories. Now, a retired UC Davis professor wants to change that.
By Chris Bowman - Bee Staff Writer
Published 12:00 am PST Monday, January 8, 2007
The last time geologist Eldridge Moores struck his rock hammer against the fortress of conventional science, the wall cracked open.
Moores, as a young Davis professor, helped pioneer the then-controversial theory of plate tectonics for how continents could drift across the Earth's surface.
Today, more than 35 years later and retired as "distinguished professor emeritus," Moores is spearheading another revolution. This time, his hammer is trained on the University of California. This time, the wall shows no signs of cracking.
Moores wants the university to change its time-honored admission requirements to promote earth and space sciences in California high schools.
Fewer than 10 percent of the state's high school students take classes in geology, meteorology or other studies on Earth, the solar system and their histories, state education officials say.
