I was lucky enough to visit Yerkes Observatory on a grade school field trip from Oak Park Illinois. Our combined grade school, middle school had an 8” reflector on the roof for the Astronomy Club. While I’m not an astronomer I’ve always had a love of astronomy because of these influences. I think that interest and knowledge made my life a little better. Public schools were a whole lot better in the 60s.
No need for that stuff in modern public schools where climate change, pronouns, DIE, genders, and porn are standard curricula.
We just stayed in Prescott, AZ and went by a house that had an observatory in their roof. My buddy lives on the same mountain and said the guy had it built as part of the house but recently sold it. It was pretty impressive for a house.