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Re: Flunking a Museum
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Beryl Rosenthal <[log in to unmask]>
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Tue, 13 Nov 2007 09:23:23 -0500
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Ouch.  Sounds punitive.  What a way to kill interest.
Beryl

Peter A Anderson wrote:
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> Hello museum flunking afficionados,
>
> Many years ago, Chandler Screven told me of a "science center" - perhaps
> more akin to a  visitor center - that he worked on, for the Tennessee
> Valley Authority.  They had a quiz program to see how much visitors had
> learned in the galleries.  If the visitor's score was high enough, they
> could go to the gift shop and receive a free gift.  If they didn't have a
> high enough score ...............
>
> I suggested to Chandler that they had succeded in making a flunkable
> museum, but he disagreed.
>
> I wonder if anyone else has a similar rewardable - or flunkable - test.
>
> Peter Anderson
>
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