Witte Museum - mummies....worth going?

[rynetwo]

Originally Posted by Quattro72

It’s not about the population but more about the corporate $ and private investors in D/FW. Notice the name of the museum – Perot.

I understand that but with 2.5 vs 6.5 million people you are going to have more money and more wealth to give out. But we will be getting an extremely nice San Antonio Children's Museum that HEB already threw 20 Million at.

Butt gives $20 million to S.A. Children's Museum - San Antonio Express-News

[Merovee]

Originally Posted by quovadimis

Anybody been and would you recommend it? Want to take the kids but for 5 of us it gets kinda pricey.
Thanks

You probably already know but admission is free on Tuesdays from 3 to 8 pm at the Witte.

There is still a separate charge for the Mummies but this alone should save you around 38-50 dollars.

[quovadimis]

Thanks everybody. Hubby has next Friday off so we will take advantage of the Living Social deal...kids won't be able to make it due to school.

[smuboy86]

Originally Posted by Quattro72

Compared to the newly opened Perot Museum of Nature and Science, the Witte is a joke. Too bad we won’t see anything like this in SA.

Perot Museum of Nature and Science

Yawn... The museums serve two different cities and have two different missions, both serve them adequately, although the corporate sponsorships of the Perot border on propaganda.

[ItsTheTruth]

Originally Posted by Quattro72

Compared to the newly opened Perot Museum of Nature and Science, the Witte is a joke. Too bad we won’t see anything like this in SA.

Perot Museum of Nature and Science

Most of the kids here drop out before learning about science. No wonder we don't have a museum like that. We do have a high teenage pregnancy rate so not a big surprise about the updated children's "museum".

[rynetwo]

Originally Posted by ItsTheTruth

Most of the kids here drop out before learning about science. No wonder we don't have a museum like that. We do have a high teenage pregnancy rate so not a big surprise about the updated children's "museum".

Wrong again. (not surprising)

The two cities worst ISDs look pretty similar to me.

The four-year high school dropout rate decreased from 14.6 percent for the Class of 2010 to 12.5 percent for the Class of 2011. The 12.5 percent rate represents a 50 percent decrease from the dropout rate for the Class of 2007, which was 26 percent.

Official data show dropout rate cut by more than 50%

Dropout Rate-Dallas ISD has cut the margin with the state’s dropout rate. Data from five years ago indicated that more than 25.8 percent of district students were dropping out, compared to the statewide average of 11.4 percent. Dallas ISD has lowered the dropout rate to 11.8 percent and is now just five points below the statewide average

About Dallas ISD / About Dallas ISD

[ItsTheTruth]

Back home, the dropout rate was under 0.5%. I hope you're not proud of your 12% rate.

[Merovee]

If anyone wants to ask why SA kids are not going to museums? The answer is probably because you are not taking them.

Originally Posted by ItsTheTruth

Back home, the dropout rate was under 0.5%. I hope you're not proud of your 12% rate.

There is nothing to brag about, either in ours, or yours back home.

Although that is your point, what I read from rynetwo's post was there is no shame other than recognizing it is a statewide issue, not anything specifically local to San Antonio.

Recognize the nuance ItsTheTruth.