Coincidence meets Bozeman
The Man, the Myth, the Legend: the one who helped you pass AP STEM courses has finally made an appearance at our campus
It was a Sunday morning at San Pedro de Pinta, two days before school began when my science Idol, the Mr. Anderson (aka Bozeman Science), passed right in front of me. At first, I rejected the idea that a world-renowned AP Physics and AP Biology teacher would be casually walking in my hometown… but there he was.
With no time to waste, senior Pablo Martínez-Ábrego and I contacted him through Instagram and filled out a speaker request form, inviting him to our school to give a talk.
What we didn’t know, however, was that Anderson was already coming to ASFM for a week to train Elementary and MS/HS teachers to adopt a new science curriculum called NGSS (Next Generation Science Standards), which aims to involve engineering practices in all STEM courses.
The educator started with a keynote for all of the teachers and administrators where he showed his audience the email and Instagram chat we had with him.
“You have very enthusiastic students,” he laughed, before continuing with his presentation.
In the first assembly of the semester, in front of the entire High School student body, Martínez-Ábrego and I were called to the office to explain how the events had occurred.
During Mr. Anderson’s lunch break, we were told that we could eat with him for an hour, and for those 60 minutes of school, we talked to our physics hero, asking him questions and receiving tips to succeed in our careers.
Bozeman Science showed interest in coming back to ASFM next year to continue developing the NGSS within our school. He is currently traveling around the world as an advisor and consultant to improve and promote STEM courses.
It was an immense convenience seeing him in Calzada that led me to send him a chat, fill out an invitation form, have the email shown to all of the teachers, and finally be invited to have lunch with him. Was it pure coincidence, or was it fate? Sometimes, life has something to throw at you, and it may be an exceptional thing.