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https://scmp.com/lifestyle/families/article/1871401/retired-astronaut-wants-school-science-reach-new-orbit
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Retired astronaut wants school science to reach a new orbit

How US schools are putting the fun back into science

Despite the subject's reputation, and the fact that schools treat it like the class where fun goes to die, children are more excited about science, on average, than maths, English and social studies, according to a new report.

"Kids come out of the chute liking science," retired Nasa astronaut Mae Jemison says. "They ask, 'How come? Why? What's this?' They pick up stuff to examine it. We might not call that science, but it's discovering the world around us."