there would be some who would never get beyond the 'yuck' factor.
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A couple of years back; I had taken a group of High School Freshmen to
the Mutter Museum which is part of The College of Physicians of
Philadelphia.
http://www.collphyphil.org/mutter.asp
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It was part of our Book Club experience. We had read Stiff: The Curious
Lives of Human Cadavers by Mary Roach. It was a wonderful experience for
them. There was a group of middle school tweens there who were very
disruptive. That is just one experience, but I think it needs to be
taken into account.
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J.A.E. Kiszewski
Competitive & Market Intelligence, School
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201.236.5524
201. 236.6561 (fax)
jacquelyn.kiszewski@pearson.com
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From: A forum for independent school educators
[mailto:ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU] On Behalf Of Jody Jones
Sent: Monday, January 14, 2008 9:01 PM
To: ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
Subject: Re: Human Body Exhibits
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I strongly suggest googling Gunther von Hagens before you make a
decision.
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.
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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.
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Yours,
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Jody C. Jones
Forsyth School
St. Louis, MO
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On Jan 13, 2008 9:40 AM, <parness@independentdayschool.org> wrote:
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> Dear Colleagues,
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> 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.
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> Any thoughts or suggestions would be appreciated.
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> 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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