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Friday, April 7, 2006
Teachers Blast Off
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
I got a press release today from a group called the Space Frontier Foundation. It says this group is raising money to blast teachers into space on private ventures. According to the Web site, the purpose of the Teachers in Space program is two-fold: to honor and inspire teachers and to “stimulate the growth of commercial suborbital flight.”
Anybody interested?
On a programming note, several Get Schooled readers complained when the link was dropped from the main ajc.com page. It has been restored. You may find it under the Metro/Georgia heading, next to “Legislature.”
One more note: “Take the Lead,” a highly fictionalized movie version of the beloved (by me) documentary, “Mad Hot Ballroom,” is only so-so, says Eleanor Ringel Gillespie. The ajc movie critic notes that actors often turn to inspirational teacher movies to heat up their lukewarm careers. (Think Richard Dreyfuss in “Mr. Holland’s Opus.”) In this case, Antonio Banderas plays the teacher who brings ballroom dancing to NYC public schools.
