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Unleashing the inner scientist in students

 By iga , -

- Arl Dumalag Central National High School (Contribute­d article)

LIKE what astronomer Carl Sagan said “Every kid starts out as a natural born scientist” which is quite true, and the solution is in line with his second quote “then we beat it out of them. A few trickle through the system with their wonder and enthusiasm for science intact.” But being able to unleash the hidden scientist behind them cannot be done that easily. They need to be trained and they have to develop a sense of excitement every time the discussion starts. The students also need to have the best type of teacher for the job. Students should be enthusiast­ic whenever they discuss something that is related to science. Because we consider science to be a subject that is not very easy, especially for high school students when they have to deal with different formulas, hard to memorize phrases or words, and they need to understand different concepts and how and why things work. It is understand­able that they easily get bored in class.

To be a best science teacher, you don’t really need to be a whole new level of smart to train the students. But they also have to understand each of them and think about their struggles. A good science teacher must know how to tickle the minds of the students so that they get excited and can become more curious when the class decide to conduct experiment­s and activities of some sort.

Teachers that leave a mark on the students on the way that they teach will serve as a memory that will be remembered forever and that’s a great part about being a teacher.

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