tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17058563.post113234643714474790..comments2023-10-25T02:13:10.234-07:00Comments on Roc Rebel Granny: Elcie and Reading LogGrannyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17283823157675990935noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17058563.post-1132646763044273742005-11-22T00:06:00.000-08:002005-11-22T00:06:00.000-08:00Oh bugger. I forgot the link I was going to post:...Oh bugger. I forgot the link I was going to post: <A HREF="http://grilley.com/cassie/scifair/2002/" REL="nofollow">Cassie's Traffic Signal Links</A><BR/><BR/>I dunno if that will work, but it's worth a shot.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17058563.post-1132646684719253842005-11-22T00:04:00.000-08:002005-11-22T00:04:00.000-08:00A couple of years ago, my niece did a project for ...A couple of years ago, my niece did a project for her school science fair where she researched the history of the street light and wrote about the guy who invented it, Garrett Augustus Morgan. This was because at some point before, she had asked me how they worked -- I didn't know, but I came up with one way to accomplish the task (hindsight is easy). We made a model and everything. It was actually pretty cool, if I do say so myself. <BR/><BR/>Anyway, apparently they didn't want models like that as science projects, but a comment from one of the judges totally pissed me off. They said something to the effect that Cassie should have pointed out that Morgan was African-American since it was black history month. I would have made a big stink about that if Rachel and Cassie's folks would have let me. <BR/><BR/>You see, we didn't think it relevant to mention it. Without that, the message was "here's a clever guy that invented something." If you say "Morgan, an African-American, invented the street light", your message is "here's a black guy that invented something." The subtext there is "That's notable since black people aren't usually that clever." Of course, that's a load of bullshit. <BR/><BR/>It's very similar to the dreaded "some of my best friends are African-American..."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17058563.post-1132423739694848062005-11-19T10:08:00.000-08:002005-11-19T10:08:00.000-08:00Sounds like she's reading some good stuff. Good to...Sounds like she's reading some good stuff. Good to know kids read more than the Internet still...Sarah Elainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06165906925703092225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17058563.post-1132361455182659392005-11-18T16:50:00.000-08:002005-11-18T16:50:00.000-08:00Yay on the reading log! Underground to Canada by ...Yay on the reading log! <BR/>Underground to Canada by Barbara Smucker is a wonderful, complex historical novel for young adults.<BR/>I will see if I can find a copy of it around here and send it your way.<BR/><BR/>The pegboard is sheer genius! I will now be trying to figure out how to use one in my kitchen! Post a picture some day okay?Gawdessnesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00890880211424269234noreply@blogger.com