Biology Teachers

**discovery1** · 10-06-2004, 01:54

Ah, biology. The science for those who can't do math. My bio teacher actually was more or less competent, at least at bio. She for some reason takes other classes at my school. Last year she took Chem I(H) and failed the class

. Oh, and while evolution is 'just' a theory, if my memory serves me well then 'just' is not at all appropriate.

**Papewaio** · 10-06-2004, 02:49

First year uni.... all the science students in one massive hall. They leave alphabetically according to core units.

Biology... highest ratio of females.
Chemistry... second highest.
Pharmacy... over 50% female... and pretty good looking too. Did my core Chemistry unit with a Pharmacy unit... Chemistry was my elective orginally.
Physics... 10% female at most. Like Physics orginally as it deals with the smallest to the largest things in the universe and deals with day to day life and the less obvious wonders.

Anyhow as for Maths strength... most science students are better then average uni students... but Bio students tend to be the weakest and Physics students are on par with Maths students they just have a different core interest.

Most senior teachers are either Physics or Chemistry... the Biology teachers just are not at the same level... study of DNA is microchemistry and as such you probably in Australia can get into most Uni courses by just studying Physics and Chemistry without having to do bridging units to do Biology courses.

**English assassin** · 10-06-2004, 11:07

"Biology can hardly be considered a science"-my Physics teacher

"Your Physics teacher is an idiot" English Assassin.

My biology teacher at school was excellent, made me want to go on and read biochemistry (more than 50% female on my course BTW, no bad thing), and anyone who doesn't get excited at what we can do and find out in molecular biology has no imagination. Biology is undergoing the sort of explosive advance NOW that physics had in the first half of C20, or computer science in the second half.

Life sciences, I've said it before and I'll say it again, its the ONLY place to be. The trouble with school is any idiot who can grow a pot plant thinks they can be a biology teacher, its like me teaching A level physics because I once wired a plug.

**Papewaio** · 10-06-2004, 11:41

Who said this gem:

"There is physics and the rest is stamp collecting."

**KukriKhan** · 10-06-2004, 12:39

Originally Posted by Papewaio

Who said this gem:

"There is physics and the rest is stamp collecting."

Physicist, who (oddly) got a Nobel prize for Chemistry (?)

**Papewaio** · 10-06-2004, 13:56

Yes that is poetic justice... although really there is a lot of overlap in the two disciplines... like trying to divide throwing and locking in a judo match...

**BDC** · 10-06-2004, 18:13

Originally Posted by Papewaio

Who said this gem:

"There is physics and the rest is stamp collecting."

My physics/chem teacher keeps saying that all the time, whenever we moan about biology...

Heh. He's the one who is currently trying to persuade the school to let him take a 'science' trip to Disneyland Florida lol. The craziness.