According to George Mason University, parents and family make all the difference in creating the next generation of scientists, engineers and mathematicians. The research team surveyed 149 participants in the Aspiring Scientists Summer Internship Program from classes from 2007 to 2013. This competitive internship attracts top high school and undergraduate students who work on real-world research.
It's almost humorous that research had to be conducted for such a common sense topic; but I guess if scientists want to receive a federal grant they need to show some sort of research regardless of how nonsensical it may seem.
This is not to downplay the situation where parents without a doubt need to take a serious approach in guiding their children towards an academic lifestyle. Parents need to expose their children to a cornucopia of topics and monitor which of those the child tends to favor. More effort should then be placed to expose that child to said topic as frequently as possible. Not everyone will become a scientist but maybe we can encourage a few to follow a path in other disciplines such as physics, mathematics, philosophy, etc.
It's almost humorous that research had to be conducted for such a common sense topic; but I guess if scientists want to receive a federal grant they need to show some sort of research regardless of how nonsensical it may seem.
This is not to downplay the situation where parents without a doubt need to take a serious approach in guiding their children towards an academic lifestyle. Parents need to expose their children to a cornucopia of topics and monitor which of those the child tends to favor. More effort should then be placed to expose that child to said topic as frequently as possible. Not everyone will become a scientist but maybe we can encourage a few to follow a path in other disciplines such as physics, mathematics, philosophy, etc.
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