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Parents of fifth graders at a wealthy Pittsburgh suburban school are upset that a local neurosurgeon brought a human arm into the classroom as part of a presentation on art and science.
From todays Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
So what's your take on this? Was the Doctor just giving an honost and ultimately realistic lessen in science? Or are the parents justified in their feelings that their children are too young for something so potentially disturbing ?
Personally, as a ten year old I would have found it to be very cool and fascinating. But, then again, I never was really "right in the head." ;-)
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From todays Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
You can read the whole story hereIt's fair to say that both doctors showcased at a Fox Chapel elementary school on Tuesday made an impression. In one case, it was just a little more lasting.
Dr. Seuss was the attraction in some classrooms at Fairview Elementary, with parents reading "Green Eggs and Ham" and using seaweed and other green foods for props.
Meanwhile, Dr. Michael Horowitz was headlining a fifth-grade science lesson on the human body. His prop was a human cadaver arm, which he opened to show its nerves and other parts.
At least one child vomited; five children left the classroom feeling ill. Another child fainted almost immediately.
So what's your take on this? Was the Doctor just giving an honost and ultimately realistic lessen in science? Or are the parents justified in their feelings that their children are too young for something so potentially disturbing ?
Personally, as a ten year old I would have found it to be very cool and fascinating. But, then again, I never was really "right in the head." ;-)
Discuss
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