Originally Posted by novaderrik

science isn't taught in the US as much as it probably should be mostly because it can be hard for some students, and that might lead to them getting poor scores on standardized tests, which will lead to the school getting less money from the state and federal governments, which leads to more teachers per student, which leads to lower test scores, which leads to less government money, which leads to the superintendant and principals leaving the school for a job in another chool district with severance packages that are only in the low 6 figure range..
it's all about money.