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Old 11-04-2017, 07:58 PM
el_draco (Rom)
Politically incorrect.

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Originally Posted by JaseD View Post
True. I had a discussion with one of my wife's colleagues (A teacher in primary school) the other day and she said she is teaching this boring unit. I asked her what she was teaching and she said physics, motion and friction. I was gobsmacked... what hope does the next generation have when it comes to science education, with attitudes like this.

Attitudes like the above are exactly why lamestream media deliver "news" about "fake stars" and not the actual stars.
Consider yourself lucky if they are making an attempt at Primary level. I know secondary students who don't get a look in....
I take some solace in the fact that we just had "Stargazing live". That was a good PR hit.
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