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Sue Cavell <[log in to unmask]>
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ISEN-ASTC-L is a service of the Association of Science-Technology Centers
Incorporated, a worldwide network of science museums and related institutions.
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I wanted to say that I have found the discussion of informal versus formal
very interesting and helpful. One of my tasks is to evaluate the impact our
science centre is having on our visitors, in particular school visitors -
and I am a little uncertain where to start!
Cheers, Sue Cavell.

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> From: Beryl Rosenthal <[log in to unmask]>
> Reply-To: Informal Science Education Network <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: Tue, 21 Feb 2006 16:56:11 -0500
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Re: informal supporting formal
> 
> ISEN-ASTC-L is a service of the Association of Science-Technology Centers
> Incorporated, a worldwide network of science museums and related institutions.
> *****************************************************************************
> 
> Hi all,
> As the person who started this messy conversation, I just wanted to
> explain my reason for the original query and the distinction - we
> were looking for references that discuss how schools and museums can
> support each other.  I find the discussions which followed to be
> quite intriguing!
> Beryl
> 
>> ISEN-ASTC-L is a service of the Association of Science-Technology Centers
>> Incorporated, a worldwide network of science museums and related
>> institutions.
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>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: David Smith [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>> Sent: Tuesday, February 21, 2006 4:06 PM
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: Re: informal supporting formal
>> 
>> It's not coincidental that
>> the "best" district also has the highest rate of teen suicide.
>> ======================
>> 
>> Back up a second! In an earlier post, you stated that stereotyping helped no
>> one (I'll buy that), yet here you'll say that a certain type of school
>> district encourages suicide? Say what?!?
>> 
>> Jonah Cohen
>> Outreach & Public Programs Manager
>> Science Center of Connecticut
>> 
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> 
> -- 
> Beryl Rosenthal, Ph.D.
> Director of Exhibitions and Public Programs
> MIT Museum
> 265 Massachusetts Ave.
> Cambridge, MA  02139
> Tel: 617-452-2111
> Fax: 617-253-8994
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> "A great place to explore ideas, invention, and innovation:
> http://web.mit.edu/museum"
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