• Question: why is science important for our education?

    Asked by MeghanHardyMilborrow to Alex, Ali, Kerry, Philip, Theo on 14 Nov 2014.
    • Photo: Alex Pool

      Alex Pool answered on 14 Nov 2014:

      Science lets you understand how the world works and is put together. So knowing what makes things tick, or what makes us human is really important.

    • Photo: Kerry O'Shea

      Kerry O'Shea answered on 14 Nov 2014:

      Science is important not just for our education but for society as a whole. And equally are the arts and humanities subjects, etc, but for the UK to stay competitive on an international level in terms of science and technology, we need to make sure that the next generation (i.e. you!) are inspired to become scientists.

    • Photo: Alison Thomson

      Alison Thomson answered on 17 Nov 2014:

      I absolutely agree with Kerry – science education is important because you guys are our future! And I’ve got high hopes that you guys are gonna achieve some pretty epic stuff!

    • Photo: Philip Ratcliffe

      Philip Ratcliffe answered on 17 Nov 2014:

      Science education is important first of all as a training of the mind to be able to analyse situations logically and make sensible decisions on course of action to take. For example, if you don’t know much about electricity it’s rather easy to get electrocuted – lots of things, especially in the modern world, are not so obvious with some scientific knowledge and it’s easy to make wrong (and even lethal) choices. The more you know and understand of the world around you, the less likely you are to put yourself into danger.
      Secondly, the progress we have made in all fields permits us to live longer, better and enjoy ourselves more. This progress is made by the combined effort of all those people who feel driven to make scientific discovery, to understand things even better and to improve our knowledge of the way in which the world works. Diseases that are incurable today will have a cure someday, but only if people continue to do research.
      Just speaking personally, I have had both hips replaced; the materials used should last for more than 30 years, but only a few years ago they didn’t exist.

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