I realized a great truth on a trip to the Bahamas Ideas like classroom-based learning, the stressed importance of homework, and sometimes boring lectures are expressed daily in schools nationwide. These tedious techniques are nails being pounded into our brains by hammers. Being the son of an educator, I was slightly pressured into believing these ideas were the correct way to learn. An unexpected epiphany occurred after an expedition to Andros Island of the Bahamas. I sit down on the blue cloth seats of the cramped rickety plane that will transport us back to the United States. I reflect on the week I have spent at Forfar Field Station, and I reminisce about the blazing sun, gentle ocean breeze, and the sound of the waves. The whole point
