I have told Gennie that I don't mind what Alexander does when he grows up as long as he grows up to be a scientist. I don't mean that that necessarily has to be his job title or that he has to wear a lab coat, just that I hope that he always uses science and the scientific method in whatever he does. I hope he continues to take a keen interest in the world around him, develops theories about the world around him and then does experiments to find out if those theories are true.<\/p>\n
I do this in my job (and non-work life) all the time. Actually I suspect everyone does it, but most people probably don't realize that they are actually doing science when they (for example) try another channel when there's static on the TV to find out if it's a problem with the TV (or cable provider) or just a problem with one particuar channel.<\/p>\n
Maybe I should have said \"I don't mind what my child does for a living as long as he understands what science is and appreciates its value whenever he uses it\". But that's less catchy as a T-shirt slogan.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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