Educational road trip raises barriers to geography.British philanthropist Robert Robert, Henry Martyn 1837-1923. American army engineer and parliamentary authority. He designed the defenses for Washington, D.C., during the Civil War and later wrote Robert's Rules of Order (1876). Noun 1. Vallier wants to reinvigorate re·in·vig·o·rate tr.v. re·in·vig·o·rat·ed, re·in·vig·o·rat·ing, re·in·vig·o·rates To give new life or energy to. re student interest in geography, history, math and science. To do so, he's he's 1. Contraction of he is: He's going to school today. 2. Contraction of he has: He's already been to the museum. flying his single-engine plane to landmarks and cities in every state, based on student recommendations. The trip starts in Santa Monica Santa Monica (săn`tə mŏn`ĭkə), city (1990 pop. 86,905), Los Angeles co., S Calif., on Santa Monica Bay; inc. 1886. Tourism and retailing are important, and the city has motion-picture, biotechnology, and software industries. , Calif., in April, and ends in Hawaii in September. DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION spoke with Vallier before liftoff. Q: How did you come up with this idea? A: I grew up with all sorts of wonderful stories about the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. from relatives and comic books comic book Bound collection of comic strips, usually in chronological sequence, typically telling a single story or a series of different stories. The first true comic books were marketed in 1933 as giveaway advertising premiums. and thought it was time to combine my love of flying and my hove of exploration. One day, an idea came to me: Why not tack something else onto seeing the big cities that everyone knows about? Q: What kind of feedback are you getting? A: People think it's got potential and I'm getting great suggestions of where to go. A couple of schools from different districts are getting involved. It's rather exciting. Q: How would you like teachers to participate? A: One of the strengths is that it opens up possible discussions on history and science as well as geography. It's a way for teachers to do lessons that have direct bearing on something out of the class. Q: What do you hope children will gain from their involvement? A: I hope students will appreciate how many wonderful things the U.S. has within its borders. If my travels can fire a little of their imagination and help them remember what their teachers are telling them, that's not such a bad thing. www.starflight-usa.org |
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