Education’s biggest design flaw
This was written by Marion Brady, veteran teacher, administrator, curriculum designer and author.
By Marion Brady
I live on the west bank of the Indian River Lagoon on Florida’s East Coast. Across the Lagoon, in the distance, is Kennedy Space Center. For years, I walked out on my dock and watched space shuttle launches.
On a clear, cold January day in 1986, a little before noon, the space shuttle Challenger lifted off the pad. Seventy-three seconds later it
The space shuttle Challenger explodes shortly after lifting off from Kennedy Space Center on Jan. 28, 1986. (BRUCE WEAVER/AP)exploded, leading to the death of its seven crew members. There was almost no wind, so the white smoke plumes from the engines, then the explosion and burning
The space shuttle Challenger explodes shortly after lifting off from Kennedy Space Center on Jan. 28, 1986. (BRUCE WEAVER/AP)exploded, leading to the death of its seven crew members. There was almost no wind, so the white smoke plumes from the engines, then the explosion and burning