{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Why We Persist","description":"I was recently reading the November-December 2025 issue of \u201cThe Science Teacher\u201d, a publication of the National Science Teaching Association. In this issue, I read the section, \u201cEditor\u2019s Corner written by Brooke A. Whitworth. She wrote an article entitled, \u201cThe Enduring Impact of Science Education: Why We Persist.\u201d Despite the challenges of teaching, science teaching is not just important work, but essential work. Our students, our communities, and our future need dedicated science educators now more than ever.&amp;nbsp; That is why&amp;nbsp; we continue to teach and why we persist. ","author_name":"K12Science","author_url":"http:\/\/k12science.libsyn.com\/website","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/39280010\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/196212055"}