CHEMERGY THE LANGUAGE OF DEVELOPMENT

            One of the most hated and hardest subjects in both high school and college is Chemistry and it has proven itself to be more difficult with each one’s advancement in the academic ladder. It has dumbfounded even the brightest minds I’ve come to personally know, and it possesses to some extent this shroud of mystery which no one seems able or at least interested to crack.

            One possible reason why many people cannot understand the basic of chemistry is the fact that this field of knowledge uses almost different language. Math uses numbers, English and Filipino uses letters and numbers, but Chemistry uses an inexplicable mixture of these, woven into complex patterns almost to the point of irrationality. But in reality, Chemistry is not to be feared; sometimes it only depends on the teacher, or instructor or professor to enjoy this subject. If he/she put his all in teaching the basics of Chemistry-especially the hard ones, no doubt you’ll learn to love this subject. But falling in love with Chemistry is no easy thing. It takes determination and real ardent desire to learn. Admit it, not everybody can love Chemistry as it is. So what now? Are we just to resort back to the old attitude towards chemistry? Of course not.

            What we need is to incorporate it with something enjoyed by people at a stage when their minds are very flexible, malleable, and ductile. This stage I’m talking about is childhood. And what is that activities do kids like more than being with each other? So there we have it: a harmony between chemistry and science clubbing among kids or simply called Chemergy. By Synergy, it is meant that together, chemistry and science clubbing can do something that they cannot do when separated. And this something is changing the world. But how? Chemistry is one field in science that’s very use in almost all fields of development. We need a thorough understanding of Chemistry if we are to make significant advancements in Agriculture and Aquaculture, Biology, Medicine, Forestry, Environmental Conservation, and a host of other activities. Chemistry is the language of our development.

            And what other time to start inculcating love for chemistry than during the early learning years of man? Thus the compatibility of science clubbing and Chemistry, while having fun, kids can learn the wonders of this field. And while learning, they can be paving the way for better advancements and a brighter future.