This isn't about liking the drawings - this makes the important distinction to kids that being a scientist doesn't mean complete exclusion from society. If you read the "pre" pictures from a lot of the kids, their perception of scientists was that of the aloof, disconnected, and obsessive. A visit to the lab changed that - and that can only be a good thing.
No matter what, kids (nay, all humans) desire to fit in. You cannot successfully ask them to go down a career path if you're going to be a surefire misfit/loser the entire way.
The fact that they now perceive scientists as normal people with no-so-normal jobs (to quote from one of the kids) is great, and perceptions like this will serve the scientific community a lot better than that of the obsessive maniac.
No matter what, kids (nay, all humans) desire to fit in. You cannot successfully ask them to go down a career path if you're going to be a surefire misfit/loser the entire way.
The fact that they now perceive scientists as normal people with no-so-normal jobs (to quote from one of the kids) is great, and perceptions like this will serve the scientific community a lot better than that of the obsessive maniac.