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Gulp. Apparently I have volunteered to be the coach of my child's Science Olympiad "Rocks and Minerals" team at his snoburban middle school. I am the only non-scientist coach. Most of them work at National Institutes of Health curing cancer or Alzheimer's. The sum total of my rocks and minerals experience is that I found a pink quartz pebble in fourth grade and it was my treasure; my father threw it out when I left for college, and I'm still bitter.
The purpose of the Science Olympiad is thus: So your kid will get into Harvard or MIT five years from now.
Some of the questions asked by parents:
How can I look at the names of the other kids on my son's team [so that I can reject their inferior brains]?
What is our strategy for winning the Nationals?
We were told that if most teams win first or second place, but one team tanks, we will not win. This happened last year. I repeat: Gulp.
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Well, if you ever need help from a geologist, this blogger is happy to oblige! Seriously, drop me a line. (I used to live in Fairfax County and believe me, I remember all the get-em-into-the-best-college hoopla...)
Posted by: Jessica Ball | October 18, 2012 at 01:07 PM
Please let us know how the team made out. Good luck!
Posted by: Doris | October 31, 2012 at 06:07 AM
Tomorrow will be two months since this was posted. Is the Olympiad over? Can we have an update on the progress? I wouldn't expect a new post with the hustle and bustle of the holidays, but I hope one will be up early next year.
Posted by: Doris Bell | December 17, 2012 at 03:26 PM
It's over a month since my last comment and still nothing new. At least let us know how your team did.
Posted by: Doris Bell | January 27, 2013 at 04:02 AM