'The best way to nurture new scientists is to allow students to be themselves.' ScienceWorkingLife
Growing up on a farm in northeastern Brazil, I learned from my parents about the large bees that frequented our passion fruit crop—, we called them. But in college, when I gave a presentation about those bees, I didn’t mention their familiar name; instead I used formal taxonomic terms when describing their adaptations for pollinating. I was afraid of being judged for expressing my personal knowledge in a science class.
In college, I joined a series of labs to gain research experience, started to publish papers, and attended scientific meetings. But my interest in pursuing a career as a scientist began to wane after I realized my research was not helping poor people like my parents. I also felt out of place in most classes. As a gay, Black student from a rural community, I did not see myself in my professors, most of whom were straight and white and spoke with a different accent.
I decided to switch my major to focus on science education. As part of that program, I met a professor who came from a town close to where I grew up. I asked whether I could intern with her and was pleased to discover that she, too, was interested in traditional knowledge. Under her guidance, I created a book that taught elementary school students about the importance of insects, telling a story that wove together scientific concepts and traditional knowledge.
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