Sally Ride was a NASA astronaut and is a physicist. She became a communications officer for two flights for the space shuttle Columbia. She had to go through a rugged training regime in order to be looked at to become an astronaut. One of the things she had to go through was to show her radio communication skills which she excelled in. She was able to gain great communication skills because she was not able only majoring in physics, but also english which improved her talking skills. She knew that she needed to have to gain communication skills in order to get far in life. You need to be able to get along and get your ideas to others which is what Sally exemplified. After she retired from NASA, she still carried her communication skills because she communicated and spoke to young women in order to try and convince them to study science and math. She used her skills not only to benefit herself, but others around her.
One of things I read that I liked was how sally tried to educate little kids. As a child, that is where you catch on to things a lot more quickly and by knowing how to communicate effectively will benefit them in the future. If I was a kid again I wish someone could have taught me how to communicate effectively both writing and speaking skills. In society you will have to know how to speak to your peers, employers, employees, managers, and family members. Teaching kids at a young age is very important because those are always our future leaders and it’s nice to know we have good critical thinkers in charge.
ReplyDeleteI also remember reading about how she was an excellent speaker and writer. It even said that she wrote several children’s books on space exploration along with being the head of Sally Ride Science which sponsors camps that encourage girls’ interest in science. This shows how she did not just use here communication skills and critical thinking skill to help benefit her life but to also influence other girls in this world to be able to excel. Sally is completely on the right path of helping to positively influence young girls. She is helping them to develop these important skills at a young age so that they will continue to improve their skills and hopefully when they get older these skills will help benefit them like it did for Sally Ride.
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