Architects, astronauts, doctors and dancers. Sometimes it's important to stop and contemplate the wealth of experience around us. Last week, as I walked across the main concourse of the university, I was struck by the realisation that all around me were young women and men who were planning to take up many different careers. I was surrounded by aspiring engineers, musicians, economists, doctors, architects and biologists. The list goes on, and our alumni include famous scientists, authors, and at least one astronaut. The talent and potential around me made me pause for thought.
Many of those same young people, less than 20 years before, were in early years settings, playing outside, listening to stories, trying things out, asking questions. No one working with them then knew what they might grow up to do, or how their interests might develop.
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