It's a good thing they're only a quarter inch high or we'd be in real trouble. These little aliens are the newest fad for my boys. They get them from those candy vending machines you find at grocery stores. Give the boys a quarter, and they're happy campers. They want to make an alien movie when Nichelle gets home, so they're collecting them for that. Ironically, they fit perfectly in GI Joe's hands too, so he can often be seen riding in his Jeep holding a fistful of aliens. Makes perfect sense to me.
Now for something that doesn't make sense ...
The other day I received an email from a friend (thanks, Gale!) with an article about Neil Armstrong being removed from school textbooks. Huh? Click here to read the article. The Texas State Board of Education is holding meetings to discuss whether Neil Armstrong should be removed from current school books. Again, I say ... huh? Apparently, they don't count Mr. Armstrong as a true scientist. Okay, now I'm going to yell ... HUH? According to this article, Neil Armstrong "received an aeronautical engineering from Purdue University, and a Master of Science degree in aerospace engineering from the University of Southern California. He later was a professor of aerospace engineering at the University of Cincinnati."
So please, somebody tell me -- what exactly does one have to accomplish to be labeled a REAL SCIENTIST? Apparently, walking on the moon doesn't count. I'm beginning to think maybe the aliens are running the school boards. Our kid's books can feature famous American icons like Michael Jackson and Marilyn Monroe, but they can't include a man who walked on the moon? Oh sure, everyone does that. What's wrong with people?
So ridiculous, right? I'm hoping these idiots grow a brain and realise what they're doing. But, I won't hold my breath.
ReplyDeleteCool group of aliens. I wonder what a group of aliens would be called? It would be funny if there was an actual word for it. Can't wait to see the boys' movie, when it's finished. :)
Gale
Oh, I forgot to ask - will the aliens in the movie have the temperment of "Close Encounters" or "Independence Day"?
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You've got to be kidding me. Taking Neil Armstrong out of text books is like saying . . . heck, I don't know - it's just crazy. First off, how many people have walked on the moon? That deserves some recognition. And how many astronauts aren't scientists? Huh? Probably not many - if any. And . . . I could go on and on. Just crazy. Aliens must be taking over the world. It's invasion of the body snatchers or mind snatchers or ... just crazy.
ReplyDeleteWow. I didn't know there was a controversy surrounding Neil Armstrong!!!
ReplyDeleteMy kids like those aliens too!
I sent off your prize today, Rena!
That's just stupid. Who are these people in charge and why are they intent on continuing to dumb-down the education system?
ReplyDeletePost the alien video when it is complete, Rena. It ought to be funny!
Heather
Unbefriggenbelievable. How do you qualify to be on the Texas State Board of Education? Can they read? Do they understand that aerospace engineering is science? Don't they understand that the single, most identifiable ASTRONAUT in the US should be included in the Earth Science curriculum?
ReplyDeleteI'm a 5th and 6th grade teacher, and this makes my head hurt.
For some reason TX schools do all kinds of stupid stuff like this so it really isn't surprising to me.
ReplyDeleteTotally agree with what everyone has said about the Neil Armstrong issue. I can't show my boys the alien picture.They'll want a dozen of them. But I'm going to check the bubble gum machines now!They're cute!
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I had no idea that there has been discussion to take Neil from textbooks. How CRAZY is that?!!?
ReplyDelete"Ironically, they fit perfectly in GI Joe's hands too, so he can often be seen riding in his Jeep holding a fistful of aliens." <--hahahaha LOVE IT! :)
Wow - I hadn't heard that at all! I would like to someday figure out who 'these' people are - you know the ones who get to make all these ridiculous decisions!
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