He thought he was just doing his normal job as an astronaut. He knew he was serving his country by becoming the first person to walk on the Moon and fly warplanes during the Korean War. Neil was self-disciplined when he listened to people at NASA and followed the instructions given to him. He was genuine and real during the Apollo 11 mission and was seen as an ordinary person accomplishing something extraordinary. As an education major, I chose Neil Armstrong as my famous historian of social studies methods. I didn't know much about Neil Armstrong before starting my leadership project and social studies methods lesson plan. I wrote five complete lesson plans on Neil Armstrong and read "Who Was Neil Armstrong?" By: Roberta Edwards. My mother jokes with me that I'm Neil Armstrong's walking spokesman and I can tell you all about him. I was always fascinated by space growing up and my favorite movie is October