RM> Sometimes the only way to get facts in front of people is to
RM> include them in a fantasy environment. It makes me think about
RM> all the Sci-Fi books by authors who are often highly educated
RM> scientists (Like Isaac Asimov, Arthur C. Clarke and Carl Sagan)
RM> who used entertaining stories to get some actual science into
RM> the heads of mostly young readers.

DW>Schools have done a great job of turning kids off to just about everything.

DW>Even going back 40 years, when I was in school, teachers nearly ruined
  >my love of literature - mostly because teachers have AWFUL taste in books,
  >especially for teen boys.

DW>I've often said that I am where I am today not because of the public
  >education system, but in spite of it.

I remember back in Grade 9 we were given Stranger in a Strange Land
to read for English class. I thought that was great, to finally get a
book that was interesting..  And then the teacher tore it apart later
equating the main character to Christ and pretty much ruined it for
me (even though there was probably some truth to the author's intent).

But reading is a great thing. I've always said that you can't read
a book without learning something new from it. Obviously not 100%
of the time but there's a lot of truth to that.

I go through 3 to 5 books a week depending on how busy I am and how
thick the books are so, with any luck, I'm learning new things faster
than I'm forgetting old things..   B)

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