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I agree with Mr. Greene when he states that, "our educational system fails to teach science in a way that allows students to integrate it into their lives". Coming from a public high school and witnessing a wide array of students each with a different motivation to learn, I had the oppourtunity to see a countless number of students in their science classes. However, they attended them not because they chose to, but rather because they were being forced by the administration so they could complete all of the requirements necessary for graduation. They lacked any motivation to attend because in their eyes, they did not see how the learning of biology, chemistry, physics or any other science class would be applicable to their daily lives. They were not interested in pursuing any sort of career in the sciences and thus they viewed their participation in such classes as a waste of their own time. I agree that students should realize that science is everywhere in their lives, however I do recognize that not everyone shares in my own personal love of science and that this could be very difficult to achieve. Nonetheless, I remain optimistic that some day many more people will appreciate the science that is apparent in their daily lives and not just ther science that they are "forced" to learn.