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DEL.ICIO.USTeachers 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.
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By Teacher Teacher
April 7, 2006 01:21 PM | Link to this
Well, any gimmick that calls attention to space exploration is fine with me; however, commercial suborbital flight isn’t exactly what I have in mind. We need a viable space station as well as a moon base. As far as the latter notion goes, we’d better hop to it before the Chinese get going with theirs!
By luvs2teach
April 7, 2006 04:34 PM | Link to this
Send me! Send me!
I actually was going to apply for NASA’a “Educators in Space” program - it trains teacher-astronauts. Unfortunately for me, I am extremely near-sighted and didn’t qualify.
Anyone interested? Here’s the link:
Educator Astronaut Homepage
By jim d
April 7, 2006 04:49 PM | Link to this
There’s actually a couple of teachers I’d be willing to pick up the tab for a few others I’d like to do as jackie gleason used to threaten Alice with.
One of these days Alice……to the moon!!
;-)
By MMM
April 10, 2006 09:27 AM | Link to this
Of all the silly gimmicks!
By Dacula Teacher
April 10, 2006 10:18 AM | Link to this
jim d - From what I’ve heard, those teachers feel the same way about you!!
By Bill Boland
April 10, 2006 11:10 AM | Link to this
I am the Teachers in Space Project Manager. At the National Science Teachers Association Annual conference this past weekend, we obtained 427 signed declarations from science teachers saying they support our aims. In the next few weeks we’ll be announcing some very substantial news…so please stay tuned.
By meme
April 10, 2006 12:14 PM | Link to this
I applied to go up in space the first time. I am now too old and I am sad about that.
By OldSchool
April 18, 2006 04:03 PM | Link to this
I’d much rather attend the summer session at Talledega Superspeedway if they are still conducting it. Now THERE’s an adventure/learning experience that makes sense. Math, physics, aerodynamics, engineering…you name it and it’s all right there and so much more affordable.
So…”SEND ME, SEND ME” but make it ‘Dega!
By BB
April 19, 2006 01:13 PM | Link to this
OldSchool- How do I find out about this Talladega thing?