> people in positions of authority, even when nominally "credentialed" in science, are often completely incompetent That's genuinely a baffling lesson to take

> people in positions of authority, even when nominally "credentialed" in science, are often completely incompetent That's genuinely a baffling lesson to take from that incident. I mean, your father was the credentialed one, with an engineering degree, and the teacher was the unqualified one who was just a science teacher. Surely the lesson should be the exact opposite?