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.
Neil deGrasse TysonPeople generally don't recognize how long it takes to conceive, publish, and write a book.
Neil deGrasse TysonWhen NASA dreams big America dreams big. People...kids say, 'I want to do that when I grow up'. Because you want to do what's visible to you.
Neil deGrasse TysonScience literacy is the artery through which the solutions of tomorrow's problems flow.
Neil deGrasse Tyson