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| **Similarities**                                                      |
|                                                                       |
| Passion for learning and knowing                                      |
|                                                                       |
| Like to work standing up -- not a desk job                            |
|                                                                       |
| Wide a variety of inputs -- not focused on same thing forever         |
|                                                                       |
| Have to be open-minded and patient                                    |
|                                                                       |
| Influenced by popular research trends                                 |
|                                                                       |
| Both experiencing declines in workforce                               |
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| **Differences: Scientists**       | **Differences: Teachers**         |
|                                   |                                   |
| Desire to learn knowledge         | Desire to share knowledge         |
|                                   |                                   |
| Comfortable with saying I don't   | Teachers have to know             |
| know                              |                                   |
|                                   | Teachers start with what they     |
| Starting at a place that they     | know                              |
| don't know                        |                                   |
|                                   | Wholistic in approach             |
| Larger perspective and narrowing  |                                   |
|                                   | Individual                        |
| Collegiality                      |                                   |
|                                   | Can't always happen the way you   |
| Better with more structure ??     | want them to ??                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| Simple to complex                 | Complex to simple (explanation)   |
|                                   |                                   |
| Focus on "things" and "ideas"     | Focus on other people             |
| more than people                  |                                   |
|                                   | Better communicators/social with  |
| Not as good verbal communicators  | everyone                          |
| with people outside their own     |                                   |
| community                         | Teachers have to stick to one     |
|                                   | thing                             |
| Valued more by society            |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| Seek recognition; more room for   |                                   |
| ambition; competitiveness         |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| Able to contradict each other     |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| More funding                      |                                   |
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