Kiera Wilmot is going to Space Camp
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Kiera Wilmot is going to Space Camp
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Re: Kiera Wilmot is going to Space Camp
#2That's great!
Just let's hope this doesn't happen: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091993/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1
Re: Kiera Wilmot is going to Space Camp
#3Thank god. That was a heart breaking affair. I just hope she is able to progress through the rest of her life now.
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#4That's nice of Space Camp to reach out to her like that. I don't know if Kiera Wilmot is going to be the next brilliant scientist or not but I do know she seemed like a bright, interested student who was unfairly targeted by our schools' protofascist zero tolerance policies. I could imagine it would put a distaste for involvement in science in your mouth if you were persecuted for what's an obvious nothing story, so I hope Space Camp's nice gesture does something to counteract that.
Also Space Camp is sweet, I spent a week there as a kid. I didn't go through the official program but I saw and experienced a lot of it and it's one of the most unique and fun youth programs in the world.
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#5That's great! Just let's hope this doesn't happen: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091993/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1
Right now, there is very little chance of launching a shuttle by accident ;-)
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#6That's great! Just let's hope this doesn't happen: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091993/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1
Ha Ha... That's the first thing I thought of when I saw the headline. SPACE CAMP!
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#7As a black guy raised by his mother and who has a sister who works in tech this whole ordeal really bugged me. I like to hear stories of girls getting involved in science and technology and Kiera's story was the exact opposite. Like another commenter here said, I dont know if she will be the next brilliant scientist. However, I do know that she is a curious kid and her curiosity should be encouraged and developed even if she makes some minor mistakes along the way.
Hopefully more people in a position to do something will reach out to more girls to get them involved in science. They shouldn't have to be wronged horribly by the adults in the community to deserve some attention.
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#8I thought what happened to her was outrageous when it first came to light.
Now I am not so sure. If she purposely made a drano bomb (google it) it's not exactly a "science experiment".
Still, she had good grades supposedly and had never been in trouble before, so expulsion was extreme until proven otherwise I guess.
So maybe she can make something good happen from this offer.
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#9That's great! Just let's hope this doesn't happen: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091993/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1
Since none of us really need to be productive today...
this youtube user was kind enough to upload the entire film. Enjoy Lea Thompson at her finest. http://www.youtube.com/user/lopm2435?feature=watch
Re: Kiera Wilmot is going to Space Camp
#10I thought what happened to her was outrageous when it first came to light. Now I am not so sure. If she purposely made a drano bomb (google it) it's not exactly a "science experiment". Still, she had good grades supposedly and had never been in trouble before, so expulsion was extreme until proven otherwise I guess. So maybe she can make something good happen from this offer.
Why doesn't being curious about a Drano bomb count as a valid intellectual or scientific curiosity?
I personally think its a rather easy topic to be scientifically curious about.