Across from the Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park in Johnson City, Texas, a mill that was built in 1880 closed its doors after one hundred years. It was briefly revived as entertainment complex, but then fell into disuse again for another 20 years. Once again, however, the mill has been reincarnated. With the vision … Read more
I think I can safely say that rocket scientist was never in my radar as I considered different occupations growing up. It was never suggested to me and, quite frankly, I probably didn’t even know rocket scientists existed. If I did, I’m pretty certain I didn’t entertain any notion of attempting that career path. If someone had … Read more
My daughter, who is 11, has a pretty standard response prepared for people who ask her what she wants to be when she grows up. “A teacher – or maybe an engineer,” she says. I smile inside. I smile because I think she says, “teacher” for my sake – which means that she: a.) sees … Read more
Last week, I posted about this year’s Doodle 4 Google contest with the theme, “If I Could Invent One Thing to Make the World a Better Place.” I mentioned that one thing that I am particularly excited about is the page of Classroom Activities that complement the contest this year. Included in this are three … Read more
I know. I just posted an inspirational video yesterday, and here I go again. When I saw this article on BrainPickings.org, though, I realized that the two Neils – Gaiman and deGrasse Tyson – verbalized something that I believe wholeheartedly. If I ever appear to be good at what I do, it’s because I genuinely … Read more
Curiosity.com is a website from the Discovery Channel. It is visually appealing, and has many topics that you might be, well, curious about. For example, you can see the 30 strangest landmarks in America or view an image gallery of geniuses. Curiosity.com is not “vetted” for educational purposes, but there is a link to Curiosity in the … Read more