“Indaba yami ne-STEM iqale kulokho engikubheka eNingizimu, eTulsa, e-Oklahoma. Ngangiyingxenye yesikole samabanga aphezulu kakhulu okwakugcwele abamhlophe. Nokho, ngangiyingxenye yeqembu elihlangene labafundi be-POC ababenesithakazelo kubhayoloji, ikakhulukazi isayensi yezinto eziphilayo zezinhlanzi nezifundo zemvelo. Ngikhumbula nginothisha owangivumela ukuba ngihlole lolu thando lwezilwane zasolwandle kanye nesayensi yezitshalo. Kule minyaka yokuqala lo thisha wangifundisa ukubaluleka kokuphishekela izithakazelo zakho kwezesayensi, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi ziyini. Ukuzungezwe umphakathi wabafundi abanomqondo ofanayo onothisha oshisekayo kusukela kwabancane kuya kwabaphezulu kungenza ngiphishekele isayensi yezinto eziphilayo zezinhlanzi kanye nesayensi yezitshalo njengento engigxile kuyo ezifundweni zami zasekolishi. Ngikhumbula ngithatha izifundo zokuxoxisana lapho ngangithola khona ukuhlonza izitshalo ensimini futhi ngidale nezindawo zokulondoloza lapho ukuphila kwezinhlanzi kwakunciphile. Lokhu okuhlangenwe nakho kwangibonisa ukuthi isayensi ingaphezu nje kwamajazi elebhu amhlophe kanye neshubhu lokuhlola. Isayensi ingaphezu kokuzuza isihloko sikadokotela. Isayensi inesithakazelo endalweni, ifunda isisekelo, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi sincane kangakanani, futhi isebenzisa lolo lwazi emkhakheni ukuze yenze ushintsho olubonakalayo noluhlala njalo.”