And the important thing is that you have a good, solid background in the technical fields -- the science, the technology, the engineering and the math -- to build on that, because once everyone comes and is selected as an astronaut, we all train generically for space flight, and then we train specifically for our mission.

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Additionally, we recently joined FIRST and Girls, Inc at the National Mentoring Summit, where we talked with others from across the country about the importance of mobilizing mentors with all levels of technical background to help students engage in hands-on technology and science opportunities.

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Of relevance is the committee that drafted the Palestinian national Green paper on Science, Technology and Innovations (Higher Council of Vocational and Technical Education, Accreditation and Quality assurance Commission, and Quality improvement Fund).

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Again, I agree with Butterworth that in an ideal world, journalists, politicians, and the public would all be more technically literate and, therefore, more able to assess the technical claims being made in public policy debates related to technology, science, and medicine.

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