Astronomy In Middle School
Astronomy should be taught as it’s own class in middle school. Having astronomy be taught as a separate class rather as a part of science would allow kids who are interested in astronomy to learn more about something they like and be better prepared for high school and college astronomy classes. Some kids are more interested in astronomy than others. 2 people started an astronomy club, and after 2 weeks we had 8 members! We have learned so much, that 1 of us has a sister in college who is taking astronomy, and they are tutoring her! Some people might wonder how to schedule it, but at PCMS astronomy is already taught in 8th grade as science! Others might disagree that it would be extremely difficult to find teachers, but astronomy combines math