About Ohio Citizens for Science

OCS represents Ohio's great diversity of religions, political views, philosophies, and scientific traditions. What we share in common is the goal of improving science education in our schools for the good of our communities, our state, our country, and our world.

Ohio's children need contact with real working scientists. Science and technology is the future of Ohio's economy. Our students need to see how the jobs are done so they can see themselves doing those jobs when they grow up. And sci-tech jobs change constantly. Our students need to gain self-confidence in their intelligence and intellectual skills so that as adults they can enjoy continuing to learn. This can come only from contact with real scientific theories, and from understanding the unity of science and the methods of scientific inquiry.

"OCS has a number of short- and long-range goals including:

1) Science Standards

Short-range: To defend the current draft of Ohio's new science standards from the recent political attack.

Long-range: To see the level of scientific literacy rise in Ohio so that those standards will be re-written in 5-10 years to include even more science.

2) Contact with scientists

Short-range: To help scientists educate community groups about the role of evolutionary theory in the world of science today so they can understand why it is essential to include it in the science standards.

Long-range: To promote contact between students and scientists in all fields through visits by scientists to schools, and visits by students to universities, businesses, laboratories and other sites of scientific activity."