Be sure to look beyond the Body Worlds website. I decided the controversy
surrounding von Hagens, the individual, was such that I did not want to
support his endeavor.
Additionally, as much as I am still filled with wonder by the beauty of
internal anatomy, I have an ethical issue with someone profiting (hugely)
from sensationalizing the body - sort of an anatomist's pornography - and if
I did, then some of the parents at my school would as well.
Yours,
Jody C. Jones
Forsyth School
St. Louis, MO
On Jan 13, 2008 9:40 AM, <parness@independentdayschool.org> wrote:
> Dear Colleagues,
>
> Have any of you had middle school classes visit one of the (inter)national
> touring exhibits of the human body? I have health & science teachers who
> are
> exploring (and debating) taking students, but there is some ambivalence,
> especially for squeamish students who feel faint simply at the sight of
> their
> own blood. I saw Body World in Chicago and, as an adult, found it
> extraordinary
> & fascinating, but I wonder if the choice to bring students of this age
> should
> be left to their parents' discretion & judgment.
>
> Any thoughts or suggestions would be appreciated.
>
> Stephen R. Parnes
> Head of Middle School, The Independent Day School
> Executive director, The Middlesex Academy for the Performing Arts
> 115 Laurel Brook Road
> Middlefield, CT 06455
> Phone (860) 347-7235
> Fax (860) 347-8852
>
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