MY TURN

Lessons in Life (Science)

Trying to get my students excited about biology is no easy task. Putting things in perspective helps.

NEWSWEEK

From the magazine issue dated Jun 16, 2008

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Posted By: medicinecareer @ 08/07/2008 12:18:06 AM

Comment: Passing time waiting in the doctor???s office, I read the June 16 copy of Newsweek. Since I live in this world, I am quite aware that teachers and all adults in general have lost their moral authority over children, and we can no longer tell them what is good or right. But I was absolutely bowled over by the plight of Ms. Hoskins in ???My Turn: Lessons in Life (Science)??? as she tried to stimulate apparently spoiled, rude, unchallenged, hyperactive, individualistic children who feel entitled to all the riches and comforts of the world and who will most likely inflict the price tag for their life style of ignorance on all of us as they destroy themselves and the world around them. It was such an irony that 20 pages over in the same magazine, we have Craig Venter scaling the heights of DNA technology, talking about making a trillion dollars and saving the planet by penetrating the same phospholipid bilayer decried by Ms. Hoskins students.
Posted By: BlueD @ 06/26/2008 9:00:27 AM

Comment: I don't know if the author sees this or not, but perhaps she might consider watching Penn and Teller's BS! show on PETA? I can only imagine the reason why people consider animals for testing barbaric is because they've been following PETA's propaganda. While I am sure the author can more than ably defend science from the misinformed views, very few things appeal to a young crowd like a video done by popular entertainers, backed by facts, and couched in rampant swearing.