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Re: Who here is a biologist?
 Originally Posted by Pythonfriend
i meant: especially physics AND biology AND chemistry. i think the place to go for one specific subject is at university, because the education before that will not allow you to get deep enough into one subject anyway. the difference between a teacher and a professor is that one of them has actual experience with scientific research. teachers are educators, while professors are chosen for their depth of knowledge and their scientific accomplishments, their skills at educating are secondary.
I don't know how it works where you are from, but over here, in order to even get a degree in a subject one must go to a college/university. Also to even get a job in certain fields (especially the sciences), one must have a degree, and the level of that degree (bachelor's, master's, or phd) depends on the specifics of the job desired. The higher the degree desired, the more University time required, with more concentration on that specific field.
All of that said, you aren't going to be able to get a degree studying JUST one subject. All of those subjects I listed are all of the subjects I had to take to get my degree, AT the University. The classes I took in high school and earlier don't even count toward that college degree, except for the advanced placement (basically college courses while in high school) classes. I actually tested out of some of the classes I was required to take for my degree, since I took them in high school as AP classes. That freed me up to take other courses instead, and actually get extra credits (and more education).
Further, you can't even take just one subject while in grade school. Just like college degrees, getting your high school degree requires education in a variety of subjects. I'm not sure if its just a difference in culture, a language barrier, or if we are describing the same thing in different ways, but I really don't understand exactly what it is you are trying to advocate.
Last edited by sorraia; 05-01-2014 at 12:47 AM.
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