Perhaps, too much has been read into many of the posts. I am very interested in ideas from teachers that are on our list. My basic idea is with University launching their Astronomy Degree, I just wonder if we can aide the public school system in getting students interested in it. The problem will always be finding volunteers to take the time and effort. I should be discussed by the board, there has been good support for school star parties, but often demand out weighs supply. Some way of schools conducting their own astronomy activities seems needed.
To me it seems a lot of our emphasis is on introducing kids to astronomy, I wonder if we could do more for kids that have a genuine interest. I think SLAS would benefit from this. It is beyond my understanding what the school system needs or is interested in, we will need input from educators. Erik I withdraw my post, way too much has been read into it, or more likely,
too little of it was clearly understood, my mistake. I'm not a good communicator. I just tossed out some ideas, never suggested pursuit of any particular strategy. I wondered why members who are teachers didn't seem to take advantage of the loaner scope program. As has been posted already, a member who borrows a scope can take it wherever they want while in their custody. Public relations is actually about the lowest priority on my personal astronomy list, anyway. I'll happily show-off the sky and mentor someone if they seek me out, but I will not go out of my my way to find them. I leave that up to folks with time on their hands. _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list Utah-Astronomy@mailman.xmission.com http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Visit the Photo Gallery: http://www.slas.us/gallery2/main.php Visit the Wiki: http://www.utahastronomy.com