Monday, February 4, 2013

Are you smarter than a 6th grader?


We know the answer.

A group local of sixth graders will be doing the Water District’s job for them.   All we can say is Hallelujah, at least someone is.

Three units of Wied's gifted and talented language arts classes are participating in a year-long project called Operation H {-2}O. The project is intended to bring local, national and global water concerns to the forefront and help craft a plan of action.

The objectives of the Cross Timbers students include educating students and the community about the limited availability of drinking water in Texas and the world.

Their action plan includes promoting water conservation and encouraging lawmakers to put water infrastructure funding in the Texas legislative budget.

They are raising money to purchase equipment for an Indian village to provide its inhabitants with clean water.

"If we run out of water by 2030, I'll only be 30 years old," Buhr said. "It'll be a short life."

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1 comment:

  1. They probably WILL do a better job because they're not buried under all the ideas of whose toes can't get stepped on and whose political clout carries more weight. They can look at it in a straightforward and politically unbiased way. Should be interesting.

    Kris

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