Parent Guide > Who Is Katherine Johnson?
Welcome to the parent guide for this text! Read below to find out about what your child is reading in class and how you can support him/her at home.
This week in class, we’re reading "Who Is Katherine Johnson?" by NASA.
Katherine Johnson was a trailblazing African American mathematician who worked for NASA during the Apollo space missions.
As we read, we will be discussing the themes of Education & Knowledge, Gender Roles, and Prejudice & Discrimination as they relate to the text. We are trying to answer these big questions :
"How do we define the roles of men and women?", "What are the effects of prejudice?", and "What is the goal of education?"
Ways to support your child:
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Ask your child about this biography at home:
- What was "Who Is Katherine Johnson?" About
- What did you learn about? About Gender Roles? About Prejudice & Discrimination?
- Watch the following clips with your child at home: