[roc-chat] Re: Space Camp for today's kids
- From: Carlo Vaccari <airplaniac2002@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: roc-chat@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 30 May 2014 12:57:34 -0400
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On May 30, 2014 12:51 PM, "Gregory Lyzenga" <lyzenga@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> On May 30, 2014, at 9:45 AM, R Dierking <applerocketry@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> Thank you for posting the link David.
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> This is controversial for sure. For the age of the kids involved, I don't
> think this kind of 'simulation' enriches their experience. I've seen
> schools and teachers give 'lessons' that seem to me to be more an
> expression of their own frustration than a beneficial learning experience
> for the kids. Kind of like using children as messengers to their parents.
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> For example, since we know that space exploration is dangerous, should one
> of the children be 'killed' in an accident during the program? They could
> pick one of the astronaut kids, suddenly remove them from the program and
> send them home saying, "see, it's dangerous, so now your dead." Then, all
> the other kids could grieve, and maybe it could be their fault. Wow, what
> a rewarding experience that would be! :-/
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> I just don't think that slamming the kids at a young age is valuable. SLI
> and USLI teams learn about budgets and red-tape. Even TARC teams learn
> about budget restraints through the process of building, launching, and
> perhaps travel expenses. Sometimes dreams come before cold reality and the
> dreams push us through the BS. These kids need to develop the momentum of
> their dreams - the speed bumps will come.
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> Or, perhaps I'm being too protective of the children in the space camp
> program?
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> Richard Dierking
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> Uh, Richard… You do know what “The Onion” is, don’t you???
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> Gregory A. Lyzenga <lyzenga@xxxxxxx>
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