Why every teacher needs some basic science literacy

Even in pre-school.

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Think what fury there would be if this teacher couldn't spell, or had poor grammar, or couldn't read Goodnight Moon fluently. But not knowing how a fundamental property of the universe works? Pffft. Not important.

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