Even educated people profess a belief in astrology. Merely exposing them to scientific facts doesnt dissuade them, because they feel intimidated by science. Educators must help them to feel empowered by science. Some scientists and educators have argued that more science education is sufficient to reverse the growing popularity of the pseudosciences. The survey results suggest that science education, as currently practiced, does not have a large effect on a persons astrological beliefs.
Educators have to confront the problem head-on.
They should devote classroom time to a critical analysis of the pseudosciences. For example, by conducting simple experiments, students could determine for themselves that horoscopes fail to explain events at levels above random chance. In this way, they would demonstrate that ordinary people can apply scientific reasoning in their everyday lives. But science educators must also try to understand the appeal of astrology if we are to combat it effectively. Western astrology originated in ancient Sumer because people were perplexed by the world around them and sought to predict seemingly capricious events.