What does it mean to be a science teacher?

“The best things in science are both beautiful and simple, a fact that all too many teachers conceal from their students, by accident or design.”-John Gribbin

John R. Gribbin (born 19 March 1946) is a British science writer, an astrophysicist, and a visiting fellow in astronomy at the University of Sussex. His writings include quantum physics, human evolution, climate change, global warming, the origins of the universe, and biographies of famous scientists. He also writes science fiction.

I find myself seeking ways to incorporate the seven principles of the Nature of Science and looking for ways to establish and foster natural inquiry and organic learning that is intrinsic.  With science learning, the inquiry process is often forgotten about by regimented textbook curriculums and therefore the beauty and wonder of science is lost in the dogma.

This thought has led me to one of my major teaching goals for this semester, questioning.  By developing effective and dynamic questioning, I feel that if I could help foster the natural inquiry that we are all born with, then students can learn to become scientific inquisitors and lifetime learners.