When I somehow found my way to graduate school, I met many people who did all the right things--prep school, space camp, you name it, and I couldn't believe how lucky I got to somehow find my way from working for $6/hr and going to community college to defending my PhD and publishing (10/n) - ThreadSky

pyroxena.bsky.social • 24 days ago

When I somehow found my way to graduate school, I met many people who did all the right things--prep school, space camp, you name it, and I couldn't believe how lucky I got to somehow find my way from working for $6/hr and going to community college to defending my PhD and publishing (10/n)

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pyroxena.bsky.social•24 days ago

I spent like two days writing that and still littered it with typos. I think I need to log into Blue sky from my computer :)

pbjonearth.bsky.social•24 days ago

It was great. And sounds like a super great program.

patricialovesbooks.bsky.social•23 days ago

My son wanted to be a geologist since he was 4 years old. And he always wanted to work for Nasa. Neither his dad nor I finished high school. My husband was a mechanic, and I was a data entry operator. My son now works for NASA as a planetary geologist. Dreams do come true. Even for us little guys.

pyroxena.bsky.social•24 days ago

I want any kid who loves looking up at the night sky, and dreaming about what is up there and how it formed to have a chance to learn more about those wonders, no matter where they live, or how much support they have at home, to have a path to do so. (11/n)

pyroxena.bsky.social•24 days ago

Through working with the Here to Observe program, I found so many other scientists who also felt this way, donating their time to mentor, wanting to reach out a hand, rather than pull the ladder up behind them. The loss of this program is just a drop in the ocean of losses (12/n)

pyroxena.bsky.social•24 days ago

But my heart breaks for the students who were preparing to attend their first big science conference, to meet their mentors in person, to form bonds and connections to open up pathways for them to realize their dreams. The program did not exclude anyone by gender or color. (13/n)

pyroxena.bsky.social•24 days ago

Our partner institution included students from community colleges in Ohio, and it's hard to overstate how excited I was to imagine how I would have felt to see a flyer about it at my school years ago. (14/n)

pyroxena.bsky.social•24 days ago

Anyway, I guess that's all I have to say for now. I'll swallow my more angry thoughts, and just say that they can burn our ladders, but they're going to have to find all the ropes and probably cut off our arms, if they want to stop us trying to uplift the next generation. (15/15)

runefar.bsky.social•23 days ago

Do you have any recomendatiosn for programs that seem less likely to be cancelled for students who may need some uplifting now

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