The concept of science in the schoolhouse combines knowledge of research-based practices with the complexities of day-to-day life in schools. In this discussion, co-teaching is offered as an example of how advocacy for a practice can outpace the science that supports it. There is a push for co-teaching in contemporary schools, and special…

The purpose of this discussion is to describe and contrast several tenets of scientific behavior and practice with the behaviors and practices associated with advocacy. We argue that scientists must focus their efforts on solvable problems, consider their efforts to be uncertain, and present their findings dispassionately, so that others might…