Einstein
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Albert Einstein for Kids
By: Jason Haas Teacher's Foreword Hello, teachers! I am a student at Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut, and I have a dream. My dream is that children will be able to see this article, and that it will strike a cord in them. I wish that students in the 3rd-6th grade levels would read this article and see the importance and the magic of Albert Einstein. Perhaps they will take it so close to heart that they will choose a career in science and/or assimilate Einstein's ingenious way of viewing the world, his gentle nature, and vision into their own person. I chose Einstein to be the topic of my article in this magazine because I am not a particularly good scientist, and I thought that biography would be an interesting way for me to explore science. Einstein is probably one of the most influential figures in science in the twentieth century, but more importantly, he was a man of great character. I chose to present this outstanding scientific figure to children due to his appeal to humanity in general, and not just scientists. He was a kind and modest man who did not accept social convention, who thought about more than science and who was always eager to learn. Children need role models like Einstein; they need role models who wished to learn no matter how old they were. They need role models who will teach them that it is OK to stray from the pack and be themselves. They need a dreamer like Einstein to inspire their own dreams. I have watched a great deal of children's television (a source of a great deal of information for children) and I have found very little that provides a realistic, practical approach to science and scientists. Science as I see it is the pursuit of knowledge that makes the universe seem more ordered. Einstein put it more eloquently when he said, "Science is the centuries-old endeavor to bring together by means of systematic thought the perceptible phenomena
Page 1 of 8
Albert Einstein for Kids
By: Jason Haas Teacher's Foreword Hello, teachers! I am a student at Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut, and I have a dream. My dream is that children will be able to see this article, and that it will strike a cord in them. I wish that students in the 3rd-6th grade levels would read this article and see the importance and the magic of Albert Einstein. Perhaps they will take it so close to heart that they will choose a career in science and/or assimilate Einstein's ingenious way of viewing the world, his gentle nature, and vision into their own person. I chose Einstein to be the topic of my article in this magazine because I am not a particularly good scientist, and I thought that biography would be an interesting way for me to explore science. Einstein is probably one of the most influential figures in science in the twentieth century, but more importantly, he was a man of great character. I chose to present this outstanding scientific figure to children due to his appeal to humanity in general, and not just scientists. He was a kind and modest man who did not accept social convention, who thought about more than science and who was always eager to learn. Children need role models like Einstein; they need role models who wished to learn no matter how old they were. They need role models who will teach them that it is OK to stray from the pack and be themselves. They need a dreamer like Einstein to inspire their own dreams. I have watched a great deal of children's television (a source of a great deal of information for children) and I have found very little that provides a realistic, practical approach to science and scientists. Science as I see it is the pursuit of knowledge that makes the universe seem more ordered. Einstein put it more eloquently when he said, "Science is the centuries-old endeavor to bring together by means of systematic thought the perceptible phenomena