Laurel's Hope for Science

Being a middle school education major, I have a lot of educational hopes surrounding science for the future. Rather than technological advances being a distraction, (students texting during class, going on Facebook instead of paying attention, etc), I hope to see science create some great educational tools. I would like to see science advance to a point where laptops are accessible and affordable for all students. While I know very little about video games, I think it would be safe to say that there aren't many entertaining educational ones. I hope that more entertaining, educational video games will be created will be created in the future.



While I know there are financial limitations on the research being done, I'd like to see more medical advances in the future. I'm not talking about unnecessary advances like designer babies or a pill to make your hair grow in straight, curly, or wavy,(read article here), but rather cures, or at least remedies to relive the symptoms of diseases and ailments(Mid Brain). Along the lines of medical advances, I'd like to see more of a push to develop more environmentally friendly products. One reason I feel people shy away from environmentally safe products is the higher cost associated with them. I hope that scientists develop more wallet friendly ways to save the planet in the future.



One hope I have regarding science in the future is that marine biologists explore more of the ocean. The ocean makes up 70 percent of the earth, and human eyes have only seen 5 percent of it (National Ocean Service). Who knows what could be down there?






Sources

1.Brain, Mid. "For Straight Hair Just Swallow A Pill." Web log post. The Beauty Brains. 12 Jan. 2010. Web. 4 Sept. 2010. .

2.Story Teller Media. "Part 1 Monsters of the Deep." Youtube. Story Teller Media, 20 Dec. 2008. Web. 4 Sept. 2010. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVnh3NKJsuI.

3."To Date We Have Explored Less than Five Percent of the Ocean." US Department of Commerce. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 13 Jan. 2009. Web. 4 Sept. 2010. .