I ran into the RightOnline.com booth, which sets up interviews with officials/candidates and bloggers. I participated in the interview with Railroad Commission Chair Michael Williams (this time sporting a black ‘n’ white stripped bowtie). A couple of interesting tidbits (including me getting to ask a question) emerged.
First off, the Railroad Commission is officially a misleading name. The Commission (which mainly deals with energy policy) pushed to transfer their 14 railroad employees to the Texas Department of Transportation, bring in some energy related employees from other departments into the commission, and rename the commission to the Texas Energy Commission during the 2007 legislative session. The legislature approved the employee transfers, but not the name change.
My question asked Williams thoughts on depth vs. breath in science and math curriculum. To be fair, it is not a question that is in his area of expertise, but he answered the spirit of the question fairly well. Williams wants to focus more on inspiring more students going into the math and science fields than the nitty-gritty of curriculum. His summer camps (one of which is in nearby Arlington, Texas) has a really cool sounding program: the kids are going to design video games about energy. The idea is to connect something kids already find cool (video games) to some of the things Williams cares about (energy policy, piquing math and science interest). All in all, a good time.
Other blog postings on today's events when we get around to them.
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