Bruce Wightman, a biology professor at Muhlenberg College, posts in The Chronicle Review that the best rationale for "science literacy" is not necessarily that it is required for vocational reasons, but rather that not only should all citizens be educated to decide issues of science-related policy, but also that the study of science is transcendent, and "frames the 21st century consciousness." http://chronicle.com/article/A-Better-Rationale-for-Science/129541/?sid=cr&utm_source=cr&utm_medium=en
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