Hi Eric,
Love your passion about science. You need to come out to my ranch and see some of my birds of prey. I have a number of redtail hawks and three great horned owls that talk to me each night. I have a creek that runs through the ranch and these birds live along the creek where game is plentiful. Sorry, kinda got off track there because I do enjoy science a lot myself, even though it isn't my field.
Keep being a "science geek" and enjoy winning your students over to a dedicated instructor that cares about his field. I wish you much success.
Gary
