“For the Love of Science---3 Things to Do to Keep That Love Alive “

2/19/2018

TO WHOM MUCH IS GIVEN...

To much whom is given, much is required; maintains on the front end of the community outreach decisions related to Alexander and Davis Consulting. On Valentine’s Day a very well known area elementary school within the Houston Texas area took the initiative to express their love for science on the national day of love. We were blessed that our Founder and CEO, Ranessa Davis was able to take part in such occasion, her amazing account of this interaction and follow up is indeed a great reaD. select the link below to read more.

DO YOU LOVE SCIENCE? THIS IS THE QUESTION I POSED TO A GROUP OF ABOUT 50 (FIFTY) 4TH (FOURTH) GRADERS AT POE ELEMENTARY (HOUSTON, TEXAS), AS i WALKED TO THE FRONT OF THE CLASSROOM. THE QUESTION, ALTHOUGH ASKED LOOSELY, RESULTED IN HANDS “FLYING UP” EAGERLY AND PROFOUNDLY. THE ANSWERS RECEIVED BY THIS GROUP OF YOUNG INNOVATORS RANGED FROM “I HAVE ALWAYS LOVED SCIENCE” OR “I THINK” OR “I HATE SCIENCE, IT’S WAY TOO HARD AND COMPLICATED”. THIS VERY ANIMATED AND INTELLIGENT GROUP OF 4TH GRADE KIDDOS FORCED ME JOG MY MEMORY. WHAT WAS MY RELATIONSHIP WITH SCIENCE IN 4TH GRADE? WAS I JUST BEING INTRODUCED AND THEREFORE SIMPLY DATING SCIENCE? WERE WE IN A LONG TERM RELATIONSHIP, THAT HAD NOT QUITE MET THE THE LEVEL OF “LOVE”. THEN IT CAME TO ME….THE AGE I WAS TOTALLY AND COMPLETELY IN LOVE WITH SCIENCE. I WAS IN THE 4TH GRADE AND WE HAD TO COMPLETE AN ENGLISH PROJECT FOR A BOOK OUTLINING THE LIFE OF ANNE FRANK. STAY WITH ME HERE.

THE MOST IMPORTANT PART OF THE DESIGN PROCESS IS YOU..."
-RANESSA DAVIS

THERE WERE TWO PARTS TO THIS PROJECT. PART ONE, PROVIDE A COMPLETE WRITE UP REGARDING SUMMARY OF THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY. PART TWO, OF THE PROJECT REQUIRED THE COMPLETE PROVIDING OF SYMBOLISM VIA A TANGIBLE ITEM TO SUPPORT THE WRITTEN PAPER. THE TANGIBLE ITEM, THAT WAS ME, IN THIRD GRADE; I HAD TO BE THE DEVELOPER, THE CURATOR, THE CREATOR, THE ENGINEER. THE RESULT, WITH THE HELP OF MY DAD (THE OTHER FAMILY ENGINEER), WAS AN AMAZINGLY BUILT LAYERED STAR THAT LIT UP WHEN PLUGGED INTO THE NEAREST OUTLET. I WAS DEFINITELY THE AWE OF ALL MY PEERS AND I ABSOLUTELY LOVED IT. CREATOR, YES! INNOVATOR, YES AND YES! THESE ARE THE THINGS THAT PROPELLED MY LOVE FOR SCIENCE AND MARRIED WITH LOVE OF CREATING, RESULTING IN THE OFFSPRING OF ENGINEERING. AS A SUBJECT MATTER EXPERT YOU ARE INCLINED TO GROW YOUR KNOWLEDGE BASE. HERE ARE THREE WAYS TO DO SO.

ATTENTION | LIGHT | CREATIVITY

#1 - GIVE IT SOME ATTENTION
JUST AS IN ANY RELATIONSHIP ATTENTION IS PIVOTAL TO GROWTH. THEREFORE, SET ASIDE TIME FOR INTIMACY, AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK. READ AND WRITE IN DEPTH ARTICLES AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK TO MAINTAIN AND INCREASE RELATIONSHIP SATISFACTION. THE CATCH? DON’T FORCE IT. THE READING TOPICS AND WRITING EXCERPTS SHOULD BE NATURALLY INTEGRATED ITEMS THAT YOU HAVE A DESIRE TO LEARN ABOUT.
#2 - KEEP IT LIGHT
CHALLENGING DELIVERABLES THAT LIE OUTSIDE OF YOUR COMFORT ZONE, CAN PUT A STRAIN ON THE LOVE ONE HAS IN ANY RELATIONSHIP. KEEP IT LIGHT WITHIN YOU SCIENTIFIC MEANS OF EXPERTISE. EACH AND EVERY COMPONENT OF A SUBJECT IS NOT HEAVY. FIND MULTIPLE OUTLETS WITHIN YOUR SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTISE THAT GIVES YOU THAT SIMPLISTIC, FUN AND LIGHT APPEAL. INSERT THOSE THINGS INTO YOUR SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTISE REGIME, FREQUENTLY, IN ORDER TO INTENSIFY YOUR LOVE OF SCIENCE.
#3 - GET CREATIVE
ROOTED IN THE REALIZATION THAT CREATIVITY IS THE CATALYST THAT PROMOTES SCIENTIFIC ENDEAVORS, IT IS ONLY APPROPRIATE TO EXPLORE THE OPPORTUNITY TO GET CREATIVE DURING THE DEVELOPMENT OF YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH SCIENCE. DEVELOP INNOVATIVE WAYS TO KEEP YOUR STAKEHOLDERS AND WARM CIRCLE ENGAGED. USE EVENTS TO DEMONSTRATE YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH SCIENCE AND EXHIBIT THE SAME RELATIONSHIP VIA EVENTS.

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