- Science
- The Loom
An Open Letter to Science Students and Science Teachers
One day a few years ago, I got an email from someone who called himself Davis.
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[The next day…]
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[Three days later…]
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I never heard from Davis again. But I have continued to get a steady stream of emails from other students. Some are a pleasure to read. They are the products of young minds opening up to the rich rewards of science. These young correspondents are starting to understand something important about the natural world, and that understanding triggers a flood of questions that will take them even deeper.
But a lot of the emails follow in the tradition of Davis. Essentially: I have homework. I need information from you.
In the past couple years, I’ve noticed a shift in the tone of these