The first full day of science talks at CSEE gave me the following insight: the talks are excellent, but on such an academic level that there is no clear connection to our school’s programme. My school trains kids at vocational level, which is worlds apart from the work that is presented and discussed at this conference. I’ll be honest: some parts fly right over my head as well, especially when statistical analysis is involved. Nothing is done to make the talks more understandable to the general public, as this really is a sharing of knowledge among peers. The atmosphere is great by the way: friendly and buzzing with science. I love it, it’s very interesting, but it’s also very clear to me that in my job I’m playing in a wholly different league.
This experience today has me a little taken aback to be honest. I was hoping to make some professional connections with the researchers here, but seeing how their work is on such a different level, I can’t even begin to find an opening for that. We’ll have to see what tomorrow and the day after will bring.
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In May 2017, I will spend some time in Victoria & Vancouver, British Columbia, as part of a 'Teacher's Internship'. You can follow my adventures in this blog. Archives
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