Dmmetler Posted March 25, 2017 Share Posted March 25, 2017 Here's DD's new project! She's been working pretty hard on it (and still has a lot to do before next fall :) ). The official schedule should be out early next week, with registration opening soon afterwards. http://www.athenasacademy.com/mod/page/view.php?id=101886 46 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TarynB Posted March 25, 2017 Share Posted March 25, 2017 That's awesome! Congratulations to your DD! So cool and inspiring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artichoke Posted March 25, 2017 Share Posted March 25, 2017 That's awesome! Congrats to your daughter! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quark Posted March 25, 2017 Share Posted March 25, 2017 :hurray: :hurray: :hurray: Pretty awesome to be the parent of a reptile overlord eh? 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dmmetler Posted March 25, 2017 Author Share Posted March 25, 2017 She had to pick her "handle" as an instructor :). Somehow, I don't think the snakes look to her for leadership.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike in SA Posted March 25, 2017 Share Posted March 25, 2017 Absolute awesomeness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dmmetler Posted March 26, 2017 Author Share Posted March 26, 2017 The schedule is now out :) https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1TUUKi5sax8hEWQJsJqye2oj8392_IdMNCGBhwrVyjas/pubhtml Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lilaclady Posted March 26, 2017 Share Posted March 26, 2017 Cool. Well done reptile overlord. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incognito Posted March 26, 2017 Share Posted March 26, 2017 Ooh, one of my kids might like this course! I'll have to see if it works in our schedule for the fall. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lewelma Posted March 26, 2017 Share Posted March 26, 2017 I am *so* excited for her! Well done to you for making this happen! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eternalsummer Posted March 26, 2017 Share Posted March 26, 2017 Cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kathkath Posted March 26, 2017 Share Posted March 26, 2017 Wonderful!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dmmetler Posted March 26, 2017 Author Share Posted March 26, 2017 I'll be on another computer, moderating, just in case it's needed, but so far, my role has mostly been for DD to bounce ideas off of. She's handled almost all of it, from when Kirsten asked her if she was interested (after clearing it with me). We'll see how it goes. Most of the existing projects, like project HERP (which is a high school outreach at UNC-Greensboro) start with teacher instructions to "go catch a range of non-venomous reptiles and amphibians" and are very hands on. And all the outreach DD has done has been similar-start with the live animals and go from there. That can't be replicated online! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angie in VA Posted March 26, 2017 Share Posted March 26, 2017 Wonderful!!! :hurray: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eternalsummer Posted March 26, 2017 Share Posted March 26, 2017 I have to say, if I signed my kid up for an online class about herpetology and the next thing I knew there were a variety of (supposedly) non-venomous snakes and jumping slimy green creatures in my dining room, we'd switch right on over to meteorology or something. Then again, that is most of the reason we signed up for meteorology in the first place (which of course DD ended up finding boring). Seriously, her class sounds like a lot of fun. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dmmetler Posted March 26, 2017 Author Share Posted March 26, 2017 (edited) Well, as far as I know, it is not possible to deliver animals remotely, so the only ones that DD is providing is via video :). Realistically, even telling online students to go observe a captive snake may be problematic-not everyone has a local zoo, and what pet stores carry varies widely. ( And realistically, unless you get there right before a major storm rolls in, or on the day that the snakes know they are going to be fed once the zoo closes that night, there is a good chance that the students will observe a sleeping snake, curled up in a hide, visible as only a small patch of scales). If someone is on an island, there will be a good chance of NO snakes whatsoever, even in zoos (after the Brown tree snake debacle on Guam, most islands that have no native snakes don't want even captive ones, just in case). Edited March 26, 2017 by dmmetler 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Runningmom80 Posted March 26, 2017 Share Posted March 26, 2017 excited for her! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocMom Posted March 27, 2017 Share Posted March 27, 2017 Congrats! My microbiologist though it was a class on Herpes virus until I asked him to read the word carefully! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dmmetler Posted March 27, 2017 Author Share Posted March 27, 2017 Congrats! My microbiologist though it was a class on Herpes virus until I asked him to read the word carefully! That happens a lot to professional (and amateur) herpetologists. The vet disease folks who actually work with virology especially find it humorous-because herpesvirus is actually one of the most common viral diseases in aquatic and semi-aquatic reptiles and amphibians (where it is a cancer trigger). As a result, it is truly possible to be a herpetologist who specializes in herpes in herps! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julie of KY Posted March 27, 2017 Share Posted March 27, 2017 So cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tumbatoo Posted March 28, 2017 Share Posted March 28, 2017 Very cool! That will be so much fun for her :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bakpak Posted March 28, 2017 Share Posted March 28, 2017 In one of my zoology courses in undergrad this book was assigned reading: https://www.amazon.com/HOLLOWS-PEEPERS-HIGHLANDERS-APPALACHIAN-MOUNTAIN/dp/0937058866 . It's more geeky popular literature, but it was great as we had to write a similarly styled piece for our 'research' paper that year. It was very helpful as a scientist to write for a non-academic audience! Food for thought for a class for slightly older kids at some point :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CadenceSophia Posted March 29, 2017 Share Posted March 29, 2017 My son is sooo excited. I hope we can make it work! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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