• Question: Before you realised that you wanted to be a scientist what did you want to be and why?

    Asked by anon-218012 to Shannah, Richard, Matthew (known as Kaan by, johnpaterson, Emma, Anna on 12 Jun 2019. This question was also asked by anon-218025, anon-218021, anon-218337.
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      Emma Markham answered on 12 Jun 2019:

      When I was a teenager I wanted to be an archaeologist because I loved Egypt and the language and mythology. Unfortunately my teachers were not supportive and so I was not encouraged to study or pursue this interest. I left school at 16 and worked full time in a shoe shop and part time in a DIY store, while studying a night course in tailoring. Unfortunately I was unable to find an apprenticeship or job in tailoring, so I went back to school to earn my A-levels, this is when I fell in love with science. I still enjoy sewing and making things in my spare time though!

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      John Paterson answered on 14 Jun 2019:

      I wanted to be on TV talking about animals like David Attenborough. But when I got older I realised that actually that was a very different kind of job to being a scientist who researches animals and plants, although I still think David Attenborough is great!

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