I have been following some of the email exchanges and cannot help
but think that the interest and excitement conveyed to the students
about a particular subject must also play an important role.
This is independent of age. Surely students can relate to people
of any age, although they may not necessarily want to be like them.
The concept of a 'role model' is surely not that someone should seek
to be the same as someone else, but rather that their horizons should
be widened...that opportunities exist for 'non-standard model' paths.
Portraying all scientists as young, blond 'film stars' is as bad as giving
the impression that all scientists are old, grey, scruffy and boring.
Some people have a gift and flair for communication, others just don't.
We are all individuals and so are the students.
Helen Mason
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