Education as Science

Well, I agree with most of what the Doc says about education as science and the pitfalls it has. But if it can't always be a science, then is it an art. I don't think so and I don't think the Doc would either. It made me think of my college degree and degrees in general. Typically we get BA's or BS's. Education degrees are typically BA's, but mine is a BS. Why? Because I took so many math classes that I also qualified for a mathematics degree. Therefore my degree is in secondary math education, but is a Science degree and not an Art degree. What does all this mean. I think it means that education is both a science and an art. Obviously poetry in education is an art and gravity is a science. Perhaps it is all about the content. Maybe education of certain topics make education a science and other topics make it an art. If so, then teachers (at least effective ones) are part scientist and part artist. Regardless of subject, I think it involves some amount of art and science in education. Even in Math, some topics tend to be leaning toward education as an art instead of as a science. These are very abstract ideas but they still exist. I only say this so that I can say that I think education is both an art and a science for all teachers. We shouldn't fall into the trap of thinking the square peg of education fits into the triangular holes of art or science. Only when the triangular holes are lined up to form a square can it truly fit in.