On science and sports

"I overheard a few teachers at this year’s Intel International Science and Engineering Fair lamenting how difficult it was to get their schools to pay science teachers to mentor students and help them in science competitions.

Sports coaches have no problem getting paid, sometimes quite well. One teacher said their high school football couch was paid $10,000, while science teachers received nothing for helping students do independent research, enter competitions, bring pride to their communities and help invent things that push the human race forward."