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     The word "adult"  usually connotes an age range  from
about 18  years until death.  The word is herein used in a
different way.  A very young person may behave in an adult
way.    This  is most possible if the person is  aware  of
his/her  sources  of  authority  and  her/his  sources  of
emotional  responses,   and  has the freedom to choose  to
affirm them (or not).  If they are appropriate (or not) to
the present---depends not only upon the knowledge of cause
and effect,   but also upon an adequate level of emotional
security.

     The  presumed knowledge of good and evil can  have  a
debilitating effect in that it is usually used only in the
service of alienation.   Early man is  pointing to reality
in  the  myth  wherein Adam and Eve were cast out  of  the
Garden of Eden---for presuming  to attain the knowledge of
good and evil.  The true adult does not presume to possess
the   knowledge  of  good  and  evil,   for  it  generates
alienation, rather than helpful behavior.

     The  scientist  may  have  great  expertise  in   the
knowledge of cause and effect.  If she/he at the same time
presumes to  have  the knowledge of good  and  evil and/or
lacks  emotionally  security---she/he will  not  have  the
freedom to choose  helpful  behavior  in authentic meeting
with  real  students.   Without the power to behave as  an
adult,   the competent scientist can not be helpful as  an
attractive scientist.

     The  scientist's sources of authority  and  emotional
responses  may  be traced to childhood relationships  with
parents  in  early infancy and to  personal  relationships
with  all  who helped or hindered in  the  development  of
his/her  self  image  and  her/his image of the nature  of
reality.     the  channels  of  communication  which   are
operative  in these processes  are  quite varied.   To the
extent that they escape conscious awareness,  the messages
they  communicate may escape  adult  analysis and so over-
power  rational analysis,  leading to unwise decisions and
action.

     An   effective  program  of  science  education  will
empower students to behave as adults.  A science education
program  is not effective if it does not empower  students
to behave as adults in wise political actions.

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