tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8994988846355883285.post7453650876214186603..comments2024-02-25T09:45:56.860-08:00Comments on Mineral Museum Madness: Dear Mr. Trimble,Dickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17717447541461745969noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8994988846355883285.post-37020833743901141192016-04-14T10:06:38.135-07:002016-04-14T10:06:38.135-07:00Given what follows, you nailed it buy good!!Given what follows, you nailed it buy good!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8994988846355883285.post-888259250026356612016-04-14T08:57:33.247-07:002016-04-14T08:57:33.247-07:00I e-mailed the teacher at EV Academy to find out m...I e-mailed the teacher at EV Academy to find out more about their testing of the advanced students. She sent an answer that got my attention and again gave me permission to quote it.<br />"My students, 4,5 and 6th graders, are taking a geology test on Mon. It includes 122 questions on igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks, condrites,metals, ores, quartz, gemstones, fluorescence, volcanology, seismology, earth's core, plate tectonics, and the rock cycle." <br />She also indicated that their citizenship test is harder than the new one required by the state. She concludes with: "We run a (good) school and I welcome the blogger to meet these kids. I guarantee that he could no more pass this geology test, or any of our other tests, than the man in the moon."<br />I hope this helps all to understand that we do have very exceptional students like the EV Academy four, and they should never be snubbed nor should our other students. On behalf of the "four" I did speak with Dick this morning, and he said to tell them that the blog is going viral over their letters. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8994988846355883285.post-34241178386252986532016-04-14T06:02:37.780-07:002016-04-14T06:02:37.780-07:00Dear Mr. Trimble, as a fellow educator I urge you,...Dear Mr. Trimble, as a fellow educator I urge you, as President of the Arizona Historical Society, to listen to the pleas of teachers and students who want the Mining and Mineral Museum reopened. Your agency has the limited state budget that operated an incredible science museum by raising the rest of the money needed. Your agency shut the MMM down, and has kept the students out for the past five years. You now have the historic mining equipment sitting unused in Phoenix, while you brag about a modern diorama in Tempe. The disconnect is blatant. Teachers know that all students do not write as well as the East Valley Academy four, but most of our students also like geology and are hearing from their teachers what a wonderful resource the dismantled MMM was. Please give the building and it's contents back and get the AHS refocused on preserving history rather than destroying it. Our students deserve answers and thus far AHS's don't pass the truthful or logical test. In your position as President, you can help our students. AHS is the only agency opposing reopening the MMM in downtown Phoenix.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8994988846355883285.post-76044014976380467272016-04-13T10:24:55.127-07:002016-04-13T10:24:55.127-07:00To the East Valley Four: Don't be upset about ...To the East Valley Four: Don't be upset about the person who called your letters "fabrications". Now lots more people will read them and know that you do exist and are much more savvy about education that he/she is.<br />Laugh about being smarter that those who are trying to keep you out of the empty MMM with the mining equipment still there. They don't seem to understand the old adage: When you're in a hole, stop digging!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8994988846355883285.post-27400854807954719632016-04-13T08:19:34.600-07:002016-04-13T08:19:34.600-07:00I just received an E-mail from my friend and fello...I just received an E-mail from my friend and fellow teacher whose students you say don't exist. I have permission to quote her, and will add my comments. "These letters are not fabricated. You are so out of touch with kids that you don't know they study geology and government and know when they are being screwed. If you doubt their authenticity, I invite you to come and meet them." As a teacher, I know that teachers and students still talk about the MMM, especially about the real outdoor mining equipment, the fluorescent mineral display, and all of the displays about geology. We have bright and articulate students--even young ones, who need answers and their MMM back. Saying they don't exist, instead, is what we have come to expect from AHS. Please just get over it and accept the gracious invitation to go to East Valley Academy and meet these neat students.!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8994988846355883285.post-41572565654784658042016-04-12T09:28:10.716-07:002016-04-12T09:28:10.716-07:00Really? You've stooped to fabricating letters ...Really? You've stooped to fabricating letters from kids? You're so out of touch with children that you don't recognize that a kid would never write something that sounds like these! Even if directed by a misguided adult. You really need to get over this and move on. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8994988846355883285.post-76537679550533886052016-04-11T19:28:37.236-07:002016-04-11T19:28:37.236-07:00There are lots of teachers and students who want t...There are lots of teachers and students who want the MMM back. Because Trimble's attack on the MMM was so lacking in facts, which is unbelievable for a historian, we may actually be helped by his blunder.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8994988846355883285.post-17928837309827555262016-04-11T13:21:45.174-07:002016-04-11T13:21:45.174-07:00Like many other students, these impressive student...Like many other students, these impressive students have a teacher who did use the MMM every year, and is still talking about how excellent it was. Certainly the kids and their teacher know much more about the state science standards than history teacher Mr. Trimble does.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8994988846355883285.post-16871336718158194272016-04-11T05:55:05.957-07:002016-04-11T05:55:05.957-07:00Kudos to the kids,they are well-spoken and logical...Kudos to the kids,they are well-spoken and logical, unlike AHS and their leader Marshal Trimble. These and many many students who loved the Mining and Mineral Museum were treated as collateral damage during the Centennial. AHS was unable to plan during a recession and destroyed a historical science museum to honor our history! And now Mr. Trimble tells us all they need for science education is the two limited displays in an unattended history museum. AHS wants to keep the MMM closed, but after 5 years of producing little, it's clear they are satisfied keeping the kids as collateral damage! And we give them millions a year!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8994988846355883285.post-33115966500531998562016-04-10T13:10:20.430-07:002016-04-10T13:10:20.430-07:00Raina, Tiffany, Summer and Austin, it's wonder...Raina, Tiffany, Summer and Austin, it's wonderful to hear of your interest in earth science and geology. The Mining and Mineral Museum was such a special resource for students and teachers. I am so sorry that AZ students were treated so rudely by adults who should have known better. It is sad that our students were subjected to the dark side of politics. Supporters of the Mining and Mineral Museum are fighting to get it restored and returned to you. Thanks for your kind comments.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com