tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5211670216140060946.post1571367403285117951..comments2024-03-17T18:37:36.377-07:00Comments on Geotripper: Geological Things That Make Me Go "Hmmm?"Garry Hayeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00531226195147986457noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5211670216140060946.post-9756630160306557572008-02-25T07:35:00.000-08:002008-02-25T07:35:00.000-08:00I think that those of us who get into geology are ...I think that those of us who get into geology are able to really get a grasp on the huge scale of it all. Once that step is made all the rest falls into place.GeologyJoehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07212488235413098715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5211670216140060946.post-91608776674274424972008-02-25T04:33:00.000-08:002008-02-25T04:33:00.000-08:00My experience suggests that an interest in science...My experience suggests that an interest in science seems to be something that must <EM>survive</EM> the education system, rather than being inspired by it - and I do wonder if that's something to do with the fact that the syllabus fails to really exploit things like the almost universal youthful fascination with dinosaurs and volcanoes. <BR/><BR/>The only geology I got taught at school in the UK was a single lesson on plate tectonics shoe-horned into chemistry, of all places (I even dropped geography at 14 due to the dull and depressing focus on urban growth models).Chris Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10923865059164569384noreply@blogger.com