Students are often motivated to enter a course of study because they are striving to understand these latest developments. A good course goal, then, would be that the students understand the unsolved problems in a field, and how they are being tackled. These goals should be clearly stated at the outset. Any good educator should be able to marry content with context, and be able to frame the material at any instant with the overall state of knowledge in a discipline. It is also necessary to be mindful of the cultural state of the students.
Scientific results touch upon issues that have religious and other implications.
Here the teacher must be particularly aware of the composition of the class, to take their attitudes seriously, and learn to listen to them. Through application of the above concepts, I have shown myself to be a capable educator, in lectures and tutorials, public tours, and the other outreach activities in which I am constantly involved. A teaching appointment to an institute of higher learning, where I can interact with and be challenged by intelligent and motivated students, is the ideal environment for my career aspirations.