• Question: whats your fav part about teaching science

    Asked by puma1jazz on 3 Jul 2024.
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      Sheridan Williams answered on 3 Jul 2024:


      I get a buzz when students say they ‘get it now’ when I explain something in the simplest way possible, or demonstrate something that clarifies the point.
      The other day I was demonstrating the Bombe (the device that Alan Turing and Gordon Welchman used to work out the settings on Enigma) and a person said that they’d read loads of books but seeing it work had made the whole thing clearer.

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      Steve Potterill answered on 3 Jul 2024:


      I’m not a science teacher, merely a volunteer who enjoys sharing enthusiasm for science, technology, engineering and maths. I get a buzz out of encouraging others, particularly if I can encourage someone to think about scientific principles and engineering effects in ways that they’ve not previously considered

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      Neil Barnby answered on 4 Jul 2024:


      I taught adults, mostly in prisons, so my favourite part about it was giving prisoners skills they could use to get a job when they got out. This meant they could earn an honest living and turn away from crime. So, by teaching those skills I helped reduce victims of crime and I could see it worked by the number of ex prisoners that settled into a normal life.

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      Louisse Mirabueno answered on 4 Jul 2024:


      How diverse it is! I think it always helps being enthusiastic about the topic you are teaching yourself. I especially enjoy people are interested in the topic and ask plenty of questions 🙂

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      Ravindu Ranaweera answered on 9 Jul 2024:


      Passing on the knowledge and seeing them starting to understand and being applying it. Also, those “AHA” moments.

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