i am very interseted in space,stars,planets and earth.So i wanted to be an astronomer .but im worried if i would be able to put up with college when i get there.and if i would make it to be an astronomer.
But i love kids and what to keep them healthy and help kids all over the world but im not that interested in it and i want to make my parents proud.
should i be a childs doctor for the kids and my parents sake
or should i be an astronomer for my sake and to forfill my dream and for the earths sake.
so should i choose kids of the future or People of the world?
2007-07-26 20:23:38 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
You should definitely go to college. See if you can take astronomy and teaching. Then you could try to be an astronomer and if working on cold nights doesn't suit you, you could work as a teacher instead.
2007-07-26 22:26:52 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can do both at once. If you go the astronomer route, one thing you may have not suspected is that you also MUST be a teacher. Even if you only do research, you must inform others of your research results - that's teaching. If you want to help kids, set your teaching goals to an earlier stage. You don't necessarily have to teach in the K-12 schools. For example, you could develop exhibits in a natural history museum.
Here's perhaps the most important advice. This is your life - not your parent's. Explore your options and find what gives you satisfaction and makes you happy. This may mean that you don't take the straight 4-year route through college & then on to graduate or professional school (which you'll need for either of your career goals). I used to coordinate a college course where scientists came in and told the class how they got to where they are now. Almost everyone had quite a meandering route - they did some of this and then some of that before they found what they really wanted to do with their life. Taking another year or two to figure out what you want to do with your life may sound like a very long time now. But, you may find that by the time you're 40, taking that extra year or two may be the wisest thing you did up to that point in your life.
2007-07-26 20:43:49 · answer #2 · answered by rory_of_the_redwoods 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The best thing to do, is follow your heart. You'll have a more enriching life than if you choose something you might not be truly interested in.
Check out some college-level physics and astronomy books from the library and see if astronoimy truly appeals to you, and if you can handle the mathemetics required. That way you don't spend money and commit yourself to something that might be over your head.
I'd love to be a astronomer too, but the math was way over my head. So now I dabble in it, but my main career is as an electronics technician, a career which I still find fascinating even after a number of years in the field.
Good luck in your search!!!
2007-07-26 20:58:45 · answer #3 · answered by Foxfire 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Don't worry about making your parents proud. If you've got decent parents they'd probably rather you do what you enjoy not what you think they want you to do.
Getting into science can result in you doing quite a bit of teaching though unless you're involved in outreach you'll be teaching mostly university students (not so bad, they tend not to misbehave as badly as high school kiddies).
If you're worried about making an impact on the world in a pure field of knowledge I should note that a lot of the most important advances were made by people who were just trying to understand the world without any attempt to improve it.
I'd say you should probably look into both of them and try to figure out which one you'd enjoy more.
2007-07-26 21:37:58 · answer #4 · answered by bestonnet_00 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have not met anyone that ever wants to be interested in space or any sort of science when i was in primary school, so you're wasting your time trying to hone young minds. Heck, i'm only interested in space cause when i was young my mum used to give me some space books that i could barely read.
2007-07-26 23:09:15 · answer #5 · answered by Eddyking4 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Be a good child psychologist or paediatrician and fulfill your dreams by going as a space tourist.
2007-07-26 20:32:40 · answer #6 · answered by Swamy 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
you love kids I love kids everybody love kids,You must try to be an astronaut,if you want to be with children you and take care of them when you are not on job like Sundays or When not in space
2007-07-26 20:56:05 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
If I was u i will go for both...common its a challenge take it...u gonna do dat
2007-07-26 22:38:30 · answer #8 · answered by John O 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
first how old are you? and you might want to look into being a astronomy teacher
2007-07-26 20:33:43 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
a mum.
2007-07-26 22:46:03 · answer #10 · answered by Peter J Meharg 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋