Ask your kids who John Glenn was?
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Anonymous
| I asked 3 high school kids in the car pool today (one of whom is waiting on an Ivy leagues ED acceptance letter) No one could even id him as an astronaut. I was shocked. |
Anonymous
Such is the state of education today. I'll bet they know who Wiz Khalifa is and can name all the characters on Game of Thrones. |
Anonymous
| well my kid knew. I confused him with Neil Armstrong at dinner and I was corrected. He didn't know that Buz Aldrin was in Antarctica recently, though. |
Anonymous
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My ninth grader not only knew who he was but went on to talk about Yuri Gagarin, the first Russian to orbit the earth, and that Glenn was the first American. He also knew he was a Senator.
My kid reads voraciously. |
Anonymous
| My son knew but he is a huge follower of all things NASA. |
Anonymous
| My 10 yo knew, but she's a big science nerd. (A compliment in my house.) |
Anonymous
| 10 YO knew. 8 YO did not. |
Anonymous
| My 12 year old knew, but they've been studying space all fall long. |
Anonymous
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My three kids (youngest 8, oldest in high school) know all about John Glenn. They spend a lot of time watching shows about the space program.
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Anonymous
| My kids teens, wouldn't have a clue. Just asked my 15 year old. She does know a lot of ancient Greek stuff.... |
Anonymous
| 14yr old DD knew he was an astronaut but didn't know what he was famous for. |
Anonymous
| I'm 40 and had no idea who he was. I would know Sally Ride or Neil Armstrong. |
Anonymous
This. |
Anonymous
Dumb ass and proud of it. Times two. |
Anonymous
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This really bothers me that people don't know who he is. Neil Armstrong gets all the credit for being an American space hero. I truly believe behind John Glen's mission, the Apollo 8 mission was the most risky and dangerous. Bill Anders, Jim Lovell, and Frank Borman flew on the first mission to LEAVE the orbit of the earth. That, to me is even more risky than landing on the moon.
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