A house without foundations

摘要

Recent Field Studies Council research suggests that most children leave primaryschool knowing few of the organisms around them, particularly plants. Later, at A-level, few biology students can name more than three common wild flowers, anda third of their teachers know fewer than four. An ability to name things is of littleinterest, and is thought unimportant: it's "a job for specialists" according to AnneBebbington in the Journal of Biological Education 39(2) 62-67, 2005.