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Any one out there have a good quote about the importance of fieldwork to the novice and expert student of geoscience? On Thu, Apr 30, 2009 at 5:38 AM, Frank Granshaw <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Hello all... > I am looking for three items of information that I am hoping some of you > may be able to help me with. The first of these is your favorite quote > regarding the importance of fieldwork in constructing geoscience knowledge. > One that I've found thus far comes from Rob Butler's "Teaching Geoscience > through Fieldwork" > > It is quite possible to acquire a considerable knowledge of Geology by the > mere intelligent perusal of text-books. Without having engaged in > practical work, one may even learn to read a geological map, and come to > understand in a general way the structure of the region it portrays. > Knowledge obtained in this fashion, however, is necessarily superficial, > and can never supply the place of personal observation or study in the > field. > James Geikie (1912) > > While this one does a pretty good job explaining the importance of > fieldwork to geology education, it misses the mark in terms of the > importance of fieldwork in constructing the body of knowledge. The other > two items I'm looking for are references regarding the nature and frequency > of fieldwork in K-16 classrooms and in teacher education in geoscience. > Most of what I'm finding here seems to be for the UK, which is interesting, > but not very useful when talking to folks here in the states. > > Thanks for whatever info you might be able to send in my direction > Cheers > Frank G. > > Frank D. Granshaw > Earth Science Instructor > Portland Community College > Sylvania Campus > Portland, OR > 503-977-8236 > > > > > -- Wm. Jay Sims, PG UALR Earth Sciences 501-371-7613 In this house, we OBEY the laws of thermodynamics!- Homer Simpson