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but I don't think they took the right approach to teaching science. Of course this isn't necessarily the teachers' fault because the state sets standards and curriculum guidelines by which the teachers must abide, and I would imagine that it is kind of difficult to enamor the students while teaching them about equilibrium constants or a potassium pump. It just so happens that I love learning about all things science, so they caught my attention but not so much those of my classmates. Occasionally we would do hands on activities which most everyone enjoyed because it was a real-life application, and blowing things up is always fun. But those times were rare, and even rarer was learning everyday applications, such as why people tap the top of a soda can before they open it so that it won't explode in their face. Even though the state determined our curriculum, I think it is up to the teachers to make it exciting and personal, and unfortunately they is hard to come by.