How's been your science education?

[hallenrm]

Most of us, on the Hypography, are 'scientists' or have keen interest in matters of science.

 

One natural question that arises is what led to this interest?

 

Was it the school education, college education, or just natural curiosity?

 

Do you want to give special credit to any of your former teachers/acquaintances for this interest?

 

Do you believe that the science education today has improved over what you had received?

 

Do you think there is an urgent need to reform the science education to meet the challenges?

 

The topic is quite broad, would you like to participate in the discussion?

 

:) :eek: :Waldo:

[ronthepon]

...although I cant say the same for all branches of science...

[Tarantism]

natural curiosity for myself. going to school soon! :hihi: looking foreward to learning the more complicated things to be learned in the universe.

 

but, said the lunching cadaver to the sleuth, most of theoretical physics is mind games.

[Tarantism]

oh and those number things...

 

 

yeah.

[InfiniteNow]

Vote Option #4: My true interest in science developed after I passed out from College/University

I passed out IN college a number of times, but I'm not quite sure what it means to pass out FROM college... :shade:

 

:hyper:

[hallenrm]

I passed out IN college a number of times, but I'm not quite sure what it means to pass out FROM college... :)

 

:)

 

It's a common phrase that i grewup with; but now that you have pointed it I do find it amusing.

[hallenrm]

It's indeed very revealing/satisfying that most of the members of Hypography are curious by nature.

 

Still the topic remains about the present state of "science education". Any body interested in expressing his/her opinions/experiences during his/her education in science?

[cockydude]

Before i say what im going to say i would like to insist that im not a nerd, at least now. Well i used to say that there are only 2 things that matter in life, basketball and science. That was when i was 13 years and i actually meant it. haha well i am just too darn curious my nature and my grades were pretty good.

Oh well i think i would have to take back that statement now. But science is still a major part of my life. I am still in high school (15 years) and i am pretty much decided to do science when i proceed to college

[ronthepon]

I always enjoyed the theoretical pursuits including developing new formulas and things like that. I have also loved research and application.

 

What I hate, is the need to mug up 10001 items like names of all the bones in the body, atomic masses and all that, etc, the things that I can easily look up in textbooks at times of need.

[bryankennedy]

It seems to me that a group of science forum participants would rate highly in the "personally motivated learner" group. Especially on a site that requires such high hurdles to post and vote. I like polls like this since they help define what the community is about and who uses it.

[dagaz]

In high school and during Uni (degree in Environmental Science) I was always naturally good at science but I wasn't that interested in pursuing it outside of school. It wasn't until I got a job as a rainforest ecologist that I really started to pursue it for my own benefit, but all my research was based on my own specialised field. Now that I'm a high school science teacher it has really kindled my enthusiasm for science, I have become a lot more widely read not just about subjects for teaching the kids, but topics for my own interest. So although I could have ticked a few boxes in the poll, I ended up going for the last one.

[ForensicsGuy]

My dad started getting his degree in chemical engineering. He didn't finish, but worked as a chemist for a tire manufacturing company. He would bring little science experiments home from work when I was at a young age. This started me in my scientific curiosity.

 

I've carried on the tradition with my own son. Although I don't steal chemicals from work, I buy the science kits from stores like "The Discovery Store". He enjoys them, and asks a lot of questions.

[Tormod]

I have always been interested in science I think, but didn't realize it was a "field" until I was about 12 or 13. I never had a desire to study it myself though. I am content with reading books and magazines and keeping up with news.

[Jay-qu]

I started very young always interested in how things work - reading heaps, but I could never be satisfied with just reading and learning bits here and there, my thirst to understand is just to great :doh:

[IDMclean]

My grandmother (May she rest well in the quiet of time) would be the reason for my invested interest in science.

 

When I was about four she got me a subscription to zoobooks, which I loved to death and read every single one I ever got. We would both read them and discuss things, we would take nature walks and collect samples of the various things we talked about, old used forgotten bird's nests, bones, egg shells, feathers, whatever we could get our hands on to look at and talk about.

 

When I was about 6 or 7 my grandma got me one of the greatest sets of books I have ever read, simple enough for a child, rigorous enough for an adult. The Prehistoric book set, which includes more information regarding the natural sciences than one would need in the average life.

 

It wasn't long after I started reading the set that in school we started learning Physical science, the precusor to Physics. I learned very quickly that I had a major weak spot in the world of information, and not long after that I started with Conceptual physics and some Mathematics.

 

My mom helped with that allot, she is a statistics major, and Sociologist. She studies people as a way of life and like my grandma, we talk about the people we see and the behaviors exhibited, the psychology of it and all that.

 

In short, I would have to say that my education in science was given to me by my grandma, Claudia King, she taught me to ask questions and to have confidence in my self. She taught me my curiousity, and treated me as equal, when others would talk down to me and tell me my questions were stupid. She taught me meditation and observation, how to make my own conclusions about a given set of information and how to think independently.

 

I would have to say that my grandmother was my teacher, like she was for others.

[TheFaithfulStone]

My true interest in science developed after I passed out from College/University

 

:)

 

Crossed idioms kick ***.

 

I spent most of my time IN college passed out - is that good for anything?

 

I always just like to take apart mechanical stuff, hopefully put it back together again. Build little gadgets to inflict havoc. You know, mad scientist type stuff.

 

TFS

[IDMclean]

Got to love the mad science. It's what I live for. One day I hope to put my theory to practical use, finally. Need to brush up on my engineering though to do the kind of things I want to.

 

Anyone here know what a Mechatronic Engineer is? I'm sure a decent number of you do.