tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388578325782539013.post3101253457456445066..comments2024-03-26T17:32:38.865-04:00Comments on YA Outside the Lines: Girls Are No Good At Science (by Nancy Ohlin)Brian Katcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15159532800819759917noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388578325782539013.post-84111820047545914052014-09-15T15:03:56.549-04:002014-09-15T15:03:56.549-04:00Thank you, Yvonne! Yes, except for writing cranky...Thank you, Yvonne! Yes, except for writing cranky blog posts about my early bad experiences, I've been pretty good about moving on. :) But seriously ... I feel so lucky that my children had, and continue to have, such great teachers. Great teachers are like rock stars in my book.Nancy Ohlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09714991231119449100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388578325782539013.post-6839683686690415772014-09-15T14:47:35.162-04:002014-09-15T14:47:35.162-04:00Thank you, Jen! I need to put Mr. Parker et al in...Thank you, Jen! I need to put Mr. Parker et al in a novel and subject them to terrible fates. :) And I'm so glad you love science girls! My daughter delights and astonishes me daily with her passion for all things science (especially paleontology, biology, and time travel).Nancy Ohlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09714991231119449100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388578325782539013.post-54770229091121879182014-09-15T14:30:48.085-04:002014-09-15T14:30:48.085-04:00I'm sorry to read about the bad experiences, b...I'm sorry to read about the bad experiences, but it's wonderful that you were able to rise above them. :)<br /><br /><a href="http://www.yvonneventresca.com/blog.html" rel="nofollow">Yvonne</a>Yvonne Ventrescahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06935915085584796351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388578325782539013.post-20261257931668287092014-09-15T14:07:06.777-04:002014-09-15T14:07:06.777-04:00I'm happy you didn't get completely turned...I'm happy you didn't get completely turned off to the idea of college by those idiots you had the misfortune of encountering in elementary and high school. I'd like to punch Mr. Parker.<br /><br />And yay for your son's teachers and for your daughter being a science girl. I love science girls!! Jen Doktorskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16143138396478408692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388578325782539013.post-3473453291203745882014-09-15T08:42:26.830-04:002014-09-15T08:42:26.830-04:00Aww, thanks, Holly! Her favorite book these days ...Aww, thanks, Holly! Her favorite book these days (she's six) is "Field Guide to the Devonian Fossils of New York." So she's definitely a budding scientist!Nancy Ohlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09714991231119449100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388578325782539013.post-30018362962355370842014-09-14T15:22:44.719-04:002014-09-14T15:22:44.719-04:00Yay for your daughter, Nancy.Yay for your daughter, Nancy.Holly Schindlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16742207239654178917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388578325782539013.post-80133545766186788672014-09-14T10:40:33.714-04:002014-09-14T10:40:33.714-04:00Jody, I wish you could time travel back to the pas...Jody, I wish you could time travel back to the past and be my teacher! I'm sure you are amazing, and your students are lucky to have you. Fortunately, my story has a happy ending, bad teachers and all. Nancy Ohlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09714991231119449100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388578325782539013.post-33487152564584001382014-09-14T10:36:43.418-04:002014-09-14T10:36:43.418-04:00Oh Nancy! Reading this totally ticks me off first ...Oh Nancy! Reading this totally ticks me off first thing in the morning. I hate that you had to deal with such crap teachers. I say this as a member of that profession. Some people simply should not be allowed anywhere near kids. Jody Casellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17892174349776047862noreply@blogger.com