To my students today, who received quite a surprise as they were laughing and talking about homecoming. I know the pictures I showed you were disturbing, and the faces I showed you were inspiring, but it's time to get real in our lives. Painting your hair pink doesn't make a difference. Open a door, say thank you, drop a few quarters in a jar, buy the guy on a corner a biscuit, hug those who you love, hug those you don't, research, dig deeper, and dream of a day when we are beating cancer in all its forms. You are the future. Seize it! Don't let it wash over you like a wave that will only get sucked back out to sea... I encourage you to have the courage to view this and realize what it means. This is why we did the posters today. This is why we study Biology. This is why we live, love, and cry.
AP Biology is a chance to search for the answers to our own humanity. Carried within us is the power to do great things and the power to do terrible things. Knowledge about our mortality is the key to some of that power. When we see how cells succeed and how cells fail, we understand more about our own challenges. When we understand how molecules interact and shape the destiny of so many pathways, we learn how communication and interactions with others can shape our own destination. When we experience the wonder of DNA and its incredible organization, we believe we are also a part of something larger than ourselves, something we help define. This is what it means to be human.
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