Re: Avocational micropaleontologists

["Mike Styzen Shelf Expl, 588-4308" <mstyzen@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Jere said:
>I was very surprized when someone proposed for our Forams '94 meeting in
>Berkeley that we have a special session for teachers.  I said it was a
>waste of time, since I assumed teachers would know nothing.  Boy, was I
>wrong.  Teachers came, they loved looking at forams brought by Bill Sliter,
>Karen Wetmore, Jim Ingle and myself, and they appreciated the lectures and
>discussions.  They especially enjoyed meeting micropaleontologists from
>other countries--Japan, Germany, Philippines, Texas, France, etc.

Two years ago when my eldest daughter had high school Biology her
teacher asked me if I had something I could give her to demonstrate
evolutionary change.  I gave her a type slide with the Globorotalia
fohsi lineage on it (with a key and photocopies of various
illustrations on the side).  She was delighted.  Teachers are indeed
very interested if they are exposed.  
Mike

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