Great Discussion About the Cost of the Space Program

Today we had a great discussion about the space program and the costs associated with it. We talked about whether or not it is worth the expense to fund a program that costs a lot when there are so many other problem here on Earth that need solving. I heard great arguments on both sides, but it seemed as though the majority of students felt as though the space program costs a lot of money, and we have a lot of problems that need fixing here. I am sure that I set up the discussion in a way that did not favor NASA, but there are a lot of problems that need solving today. Like schools for one.

We then broke the chapter up into small segments and condensed it as a group and came up with a condensed outline that will hopefully help students study. I stressed to the students, and I will continue to stress to them that when taking notes, from a lecture, book or any other source, that they need not write down every single word that is written or spoken, but that they need to quickly process it and write a simplified version so that they get the main points and leave anything else that isn't absolutely necessary. I believe that it becomes important for students to learn how to quickly take notes, and to decrease their study time by writing down and studying only things that they do not know.

Homework is due Thursday.