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What Happened to Our Democracy?
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Access to clean water cuts to the core of democracy. To see why, read my article published in Wordpeace, a literary online journal for peace and social justice. The Summer/Fall War and Peace issue, h includes poems, stories, essays, and visual art reflecting on the world’s current struggles. My article in the non-fiction section, questions whether water is a right or a comm Read more of this blog post »
Access to clean water cuts to the core of democracy. To see why, read my article published in Wordpeace, a literary online journal for peace and social justice. The Summer/Fall War and Peace issue, h includes poems, stories, essays, and visual art reflecting on the world’s current struggles. My article in the non-fiction section, questions whether water is a right or a comm Read more of this blog post »
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“Well written and easy to enjoy." executive director of Association of Science and Technology Museums”
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“Marilynne Eichinger's book will bring added interest to museums and what they can offer now and in the future.”
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“People interested in museums as real educational environments, parents interested in their children's education, and people seeking to find themselves in a positive way could all benefit from reading this book. by Associate Dean Engineering, Michigan State University”
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Former OMSI President Reveals the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly History Behind the Hands-On Education Movement “...will help you see science museums in a new light.” – David Ucko, Museums+More llc
In this lively, behind-the-scenes look at the evolution of interactive science museums, discover:
> How the NY Hall of Science saved the Brooklyn Museum of Art from being closed by Mayor Rudolph Guiliani for showing a Chris Ofili painting of the Virgin Mary that contains elephant dung.
> How OMSI talked the navy out of a submarine.
> Who kept NOVA from being canceled when congress did not agree with their investigative reporting style that explored sensitive subjects like nuclear energy.
> What inspired a poor Appalachian orphan to go from rags to riches to become a museum president who later rented an entire cruise ship to see a global eclipse on the Amazon.
> Why executives at the top are subject to sexual abuse and find it nearly impossible to manage.
> The outcry caused by the Playboy Bunnies playing basketball with business executives to raise funds for a museum.
“recommended for those who care about museums, libraries and society today.” – Ginnie Cooper, Directed Washington D.C., Brooklyn, and Portland library systems .
Peer into the political and educational climate of the 1960s to discover factors that propelled the hands-on education movement into prominence. Follow the missteps and breakthroughs of Marilynne Eichinger and 11 other naive but dedicated museum directors, board volunteers, and National Science Foundation managers as they strove to change the way science was taught. Their oft humorous stories are revealed with candor and clarity. Responding to the latest research in learning and child development, they created engaging, self-teaching displays that impacted the landscape of 2,900 centers worldwide while serving 98 million people in the U.S.
