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by owenversteeg 418 days ago
I love "In textbooks, astonishing facts were presented without astonishment."

I think that is precisely what made my biology classes so good; the astonishment. Properly blowing students' minds week after week is a real skill. People are capable of incredible things, the motivation is the hard part. Each "wow" is a great motivator for you to learn more.