Re: Purchasing a student microscope

On Wed, 12 Sep 2007 22:34:59 -0500, Richard J Kinch
<kinch@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Art Burke writes:

Could someone steer me in the right direction?

Put away your wallet. Get over the universal parental fallacy that buying
equipment has any critical role in your child's education.

Buying exercise equipment won't make your child fit, buying a Steinway
won't make her a pianist, and buying a microscope won't make her a
microscopist.

Good luck getting your child to be a pianist without a piano. I don't
get that attitude, especially as he indicated her interest in science.
A microscope sparks many kids' interest in science, even if they are
initially indifferent.
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