I would teach how science works as much as I would teach what science knows. I would assert (given that essentially, everyone will learn to read) that science literacy is the most important kind of literacy they can take into the 21st century. I would undervalue grades based on knowing things and find ways to reward curiosity. In the end, it's the people who are curious who change the world.

Kids should be allowed to break stuff more often. That's a consequence of exploration. Exploration is what you do when you don't know what you're doing.

Next time you're stunned by a large moon on the horizon, bend over and view it between your legs. The effect goes away entirely.

This universe knows about me and my crops.

Dinosaurs are extinct today because they lacked opposable thumbs and the brainpower to build a space program.

As areas of knowledge grow, so too do the perimeters of ignorance.

When a coincidence seems amazing, that's because the human mind isn’t wired to naturally comprehend probability & statistics.