School trips organized by Concordia Elementary run the gamut from the usual (zoo, library, museums) to the unusual (factories, cemeteries, structures such as bridges). This is due less to the influence of the teachers and administration and more to do with student interests.
Jenny Wetherbee, age 10, during a tour of a flour mill pointed to a piece of equipment and asked the guide, “How many pounds of thrust is generated at full capacity?” The guide looked lost. Jenny looked impatient. “Can you at least tell me what you utilize to mitigate the fire risk from friction?” The guide couldn’t.
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