Did you daughter get the proper indoctrination and subliminal messages?
We also need to remember that only a small percentage of the kids
themselves will ever be interested in astronomy enough to make them seek out a telescope after their initial exposure.
My daughter has had access to the telescopic sky her entire life, as have her friends, but none of them have ever been interested enough to want to devote more time under the stars after satisfying their curiosity.
It's taken me a long time to realize that enthusiasm for astronomy isn't particularly contagious. If you host a star party for a hundred people, the next time, maybe 20 of those will come back. The third time, five. The fourth time, one or two.
That's the way it goes for the "missionary" I suppose.
On Thu, Apr 16, 2009 at 10:00 AM, <erikhansen@thebluezone.net> wrote:
I wonder if there is something other than providing telescopes that can be done. You make a clear point that what is needed is interest from teachers. Perhaps what is needed is more leadership from the Universities Astronomy and Physics Dept. SLAS could play a role but I doubt it is a leading role.
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