1. Describe at least three different facts or ideas—about the careers of Vaughan, Jackson, and Goble; about West Computing; about race relations in the US and in Hampton; about the role of Sputnik in accelerating the space program—that you find especially interesting in this week’s reading. What aspects of this history are new or surprising to you? Where do you find connections with what we’ve already learned about the history of women and African-Americans in the mathematical sciences, and about the broader history of race, gender, and STEM in the US?
2. What are your thoughts concerning the five recommendations concerning social media for high school athletes? The Beach District Principals’ Association of Virginia has developed prohibited behaviors for high school athletes. If you become a high school Activities Director, would you recommend to your school board that any/all of the prohibited behaviors become policy?
