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applegrove

(132,412 posts)
Sat Apr 11, 2026, 05:16 PM Yesterday

Every single one of the astronauts who went to the moon and back on Artemis II was educated at a public school.

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Chanea Bond‬
‪@heymrsbond.com‬
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Every single one of the astronauts who went to the moon and back on Artemis II was educated at a public school.

Thinking of the teachers who poured into Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hansen tonight. You helped send a kid to the moon!
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Every single one of the astronauts who went to the moon and back on Artemis II was educated at a public school. (Original Post) applegrove Yesterday OP
That's a beautiful thought! Thanks to all the public school teachers everywhere, over the years. erronis Yesterday #1
Yes! Grim Chieftain Yesterday #2
I never had children, but I vote for every multigraincracker Yesterday #3
YES Skittles Yesterday #5
Absolutely agree. niyad Yesterday #7
Same here, and for the same reasons. "It takes a village", and we are niyad Yesterday #6
Hear! Hear! Collimator 5 hrs ago #18
Those teachers need to hold their heads up high FakeNoose Yesterday #4
I've talked to several people that multigraincracker 23 hrs ago #8
And one of those public schools is the... littlemissmartypants 23 hrs ago #9
the ones who didn't come back didn't go to public school Tetrachloride 23 hrs ago #10
??? What "game"??? niyad 21 hrs ago #12
word games for fun Tetrachloride 20 hrs ago #13
There is always the Lounge. niyad 20 hrs ago #15
We need to be better at telling our teachers we love them Aristus 23 hrs ago #11
Wow..great BlueWaveNeverEnd 20 hrs ago #14
That's an amazing fact. Martin68 8 hrs ago #16
We pay for public schools so that our kids.... lastlib 6 hrs ago #17
Great promo for public ed! KPN 3 hrs ago #19

erronis

(24,004 posts)
1. That's a beautiful thought! Thanks to all the public school teachers everywhere, over the years.
Sat Apr 11, 2026, 07:01 PM
Yesterday

And thanks to anyone, public or private, that educates our children in critical thinking, love of the arts and sciences, and help them learn to socialize and cooperate with a diverse and inclusive population.

multigraincracker

(37,749 posts)
3. I never had children, but I vote for every
Sat Apr 11, 2026, 07:26 PM
Yesterday

school property tax. I want smart educated kids in my neighborhood.
Taxes are the price of civilization.

niyad

(132,843 posts)
6. Same here, and for the same reasons. "It takes a village", and we are
Sat Apr 11, 2026, 08:11 PM
Yesterday

part of that village, with or without children.

Collimator

(2,129 posts)
18. Hear! Hear!
Sun Apr 12, 2026, 03:01 PM
5 hrs ago

I have often expressed the same sentiment. Heck, I want smart, educated and well-socialized people driving on the highway next to me.

FakeNoose

(41,833 posts)
4. Those teachers need to hold their heads up high
Sat Apr 11, 2026, 07:46 PM
Yesterday

Those public school teachers get to share in the astronauts' triumph this week!

multigraincracker

(37,749 posts)
8. I've talked to several people that
Sat Apr 11, 2026, 08:17 PM
23 hrs ago

have spent time in other countries that claim our teachers get less respect. That is a shame.

littlemissmartypants

(33,910 posts)
9. And one of those public schools is the...
Sat Apr 11, 2026, 08:20 PM
23 hrs ago

North Carolina School for Science and Math. Christina Hammock Koch is a graduate of NCSSM’s Residential Class of 1997.

The mission of the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics, an innovative and collaborative leader in secondary STEM education, is to advance our state, nation, and world by creating opportunities for broad access to exemplary public education that fosters, challenges, inspires, and empowers students and communities to design their future.
https://www.ncssm.edu/


The irl littlemissmartypants graduated from NCSSM in 2020. ❤️

Tetrachloride

(9,643 posts)
10. the ones who didn't come back didn't go to public school
Sat Apr 11, 2026, 08:30 PM
23 hrs ago

as well as the zeros.

Binary logic? 2 can play at that game

lastlib

(28,354 posts)
17. We pay for public schools so that our kids....
Sun Apr 12, 2026, 01:53 PM
6 hrs ago

...will be smart enough not to be tRump voters.....

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