In periods of full employment, employers know they may not find someone with the exact technical, mechanical or
scientific skills they want.
Not exact matches
Many postdocs get their positions because the lab
wants their existing
skills instead of providing them with additional
scientific training.»
If we really
want to prepare our students for their futures and «build a strong platform for healthy development and effective learning... then we must pay as much attention to children's emotional wellbeing and social capacities as we do to their cognitive abilities and academic
skills» (National
Scientific Council on the Developing Child, p. 7).
Oh, and I suggest you follow the example of Bohm, et al and state clearly where each piece of data comes from (i.e., a reference) since others, who are not a PHOSITA, might
want to try out their
skills in the
scientific method and check your facts and logic.
Teaching good science and
scientific process to children is imperative (even if they don't then go into science) as the
skills are invaluable in everyday life (evidenced by the fact that anyone with a mathematical,
scientific or engineering degree can pretty much work in any field they
want).