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...University must first ask itself: is science worth teaching to the non-scientist? The answer seems definitely yes. On the one hand, Harvard graduates are socially critical people, and trite though it may sound, a rudimentary knowledge of science helps provide insight in dealing with political and social issues which scientific developments continually thrust upon us. Just as important, however, is that Harvard's claim to turn out graduates with a modicum of education seems only justified if students are introduced to the basic approaches of science...
...beyond their theoretical value. They would enable the Committee on General Education to obtain the services of some of the great scientific experts on the Faculty who are not sufficiently interested to teach a survey course but who might be extremely interested in presenting their particular specialty to the non-scientist...
...Some scientists do teach Gen Ed courses, and their example seems to argue that a main concern of the scientific community is indeed giving the non-scientist some general understanding of this field of knowledge...
...critical tests of a successful general education program is that of an adequate course in the natural sciences. The difficulties appear to lie partly in the attitude of many scientists, who have been unable to interest themselves in the problem of teaching their subject to the non-scientist...
...moral, political, and economic significance for today's society, and an understanding of the meaning and methods of science is necessary for intelligent participation in that society. Just as the professors in the social sciences and humanities make an effort to educate scientists in their disciplines, so should the scientists respond by accepting their responsibility to the non-scientist. Even if this would require some reduction in courses for concentrators the scientists should be willing to teach more upper level Nat Sci courses, for at this time by their inadequate offering they shirk a significant duty...