Wednesday, June 08, 2005
Almost Famous...
Okay, you already know that I'm a nerd, so ... if that fact bothers you, stop reading right now. :-) I know that it's very typical here in the DC area to have met someone famous. In fact, there are probably those of you who have met lots of famous people. I'm sure that my degrees of separation to people like the president, important politicians, entertainers, journalists, etc. is very small. BUT ... I have never actually met someone famous. I mean to say, I've never met anyone whose name would be quickly recognizable to a wide audience of people.Well, yesterday, Kate walked into my classroom with a printout of an e-mail sent to all science teachers, but inviting them to include their mathematics colleagues. She was not available for the event that the e-mail described, but wanted to make sure that I was aware that I could attend. An opportunity to meet Phil Mickelson.
Well ... I make some half-hearted attempts to be an amateur golfer. I hit balls at the driving range. I walk the courses occasionally. I even hit less than 90 on a 9-hole course occasionally. ;-) So ... I am familiar with the name "Phil Mickelson". It turns out that he and his wife are very (very) big supporters of math and science education. They are in town for the Booze Allen Classic tournament at the Congressional Country Club in Potomac, MD. They made arrangements to have an "ice cream social" with some area science and math teachers to meet us and to encourage us. They are embarking upon a cooperative effort with Exxon Mobile to start an academy for science teachers. They were wonderfully gracious, and extremely appreciative of what we, science and math teachers, do to impact the children in this country. It was nice to be appreciated!!
Well, each of us had a couple of brief moments to talk with them and to have our pictures taken with them. It was a very nice afternoon. And ... they even served coffee flavored ice cream (my favorite!!) Watch the Booze-Allen Classic this weekend on USA or ABC ... and route for Phil Mickelson. :-)
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