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To fertilize a discussion that seems to be going well, I suggest exploring some other viewpoints about No Child Left Behind by reading one of my earlier blog postings and the comments it drew.
As far as my own efforts to inspire the young, my career path took me from research to liaison to K-12 from major NSF-funded university research centers, to a research faculty position in a school of education, and finally to full time writing where I do an end-run around the curriculum by writing books that good teachers of both science and English figure out how to use and by making personal appearances that usually leave kids and teachers buzzing for days.
My favorite book for getting kids to understand the value of science is To the Young Scientist, a collection of profiles for middle grade and junior high readers, including a quotation from Richard Smalley, a chemist who won the Nobel Prize a year after my interview that states, "I don't think that most people thought I would amount to anything as a high-schooler. Neither did I, frankly....I never thought I would even get a job, let alone be a scientist, let alone [be] lucky enough to have been in areas that have had an impact so far beyond my expectations."
Sorry for the interruption. As "Linda Richman" might say on SNL's "Coffee Talk," Talk among yourselves. No Child Left Behind is neither about children nor behinds. DISCUSS! :)
Fred Bortz -- Science and technology books for young readers (www.fredbortz.com) and Science book reviews (www.scienceshelf.com)