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Caz
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 Posted: Fri Feb 29, 2008 12:09 am Post subject: Dfes (now Dcsf) and Eugenics |
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No public debate. Eugenics in schools. Keywords include "Wellcome Trust' and 'eugenics'. This is 'a joint initiative by the Department for Children, Schools and Families and the Wellcome Trust.'
What exactly is Wellcome's interest in this?
The subjects this applies to are listed as:
| Quote: | | Biology Citizenship Inclusion (gifted and talented) Inclusion (special needs) Science and society |
Citizenship, and special needs. How quaint.
Ed Balls needs to be asked a few questions.
http://www.sciencelearningcentres.org.uk/WebPortal.aspx?page=15&module =rep&mode=103&idrep=2728
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Ludus Dance: Perfecting Eugene, a performance driven exploration of genetics
Perfecting Eugene
Perfecting Eugene is a high-impact dance performance, aimed at KS 2 upwards, exploring the ethics and morality of eugenics (teachers resources available for download). A period of interdisciplinary research and workshops involving geneticists, pupils, artists and teachers led to the creation of the final one hour multimedia-rich performance.
The central characters in this Wellcome Trust funded piece from Ludus Dance – Mr and Mrs Baghead – are driven by the desire to have the perfect child, but at what price? Perfecting Eugene abandons conventional science teaching, using film, dance and drama to explore this ethical maze.
Date published: 2006
Publisher: Ludus Dance
Format: Performance
Subjects
Biology Citizenship Inclusion (gifted and talented) Inclusion (special needs) Science and society
Age groups
Key Stage 3 / 11-14 years Key Stage 4 / 14-16 years Post-16 / 16-19 years
Keywords - the following keywords have been assigned to this resource.
General keywords: creative science, Wellcome Trust, Pulse, science communication, genetics, eugenics, dance, combined arts, performance
Curriculum Online keywords: cloning, selective breeding & genetic engineering
learndirect keywords: genetics, human genetics
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A joint initiative by the Department for Children, Schools and Families and the Wellcome Trust.
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Hiya,
I just thought I'd add me two pennies worth here....
As a teacher, I'd like to point out that not everything that gets published (as in resources, which this is) actually gets used in schools. This will be up to schools discretion if this is used or not.
This was published in 2006 and as it says in the blurb, its aimed at KS2 or higher (my teaching age range)....I've never heard of it until now, nor have I heard of the Wellcome Trust or Science Learning Centres. This isn't law.
It explains in the blurb bit, that it is meant to be used to explore the ethics of eugenics....it isn't saying that it is for or against it. Surely, this is similar to children discussing the ethics surrounding other controversial issues such as abortion.
I am NOT saying though that this isn't to be ignored nor researched, but I did want to put it into some form of perspective.
At the end of the day, anyone can form a "group" and/or compile resources for schools to use. Doesn't mean that us in schools will use it.
Again. I just want to reiterate that I'm not saying that this is a good thing, just simply pointing out that in schools, it is not common place to be discussing eugenics! (Not from my experience anyway!)
Oh, and I couldn't find where it said that the teaching of eugenics is 'a joint initiative by the Department for Children, Schools and Families and the Wellcome Trust'??
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You're right Sixy. I'd like to hear that someone has actually seen this. I just find the Teachfirst programme a bit wierd..... some schools I have heard with 40% Teachfirst teachers, which is supported by Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan and others from what I remember.
Teachfirst teachers are
1) completely inexperienced with 6 weeks teacher training or thereabouts and
2) 100% unqualified.......
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Caz
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| Sixy wrote: | Hiya,
I just thought I'd add me two pennies worth here....
As a teacher, I'd like to point out that not everything that gets published (as in resources, which this is) actually gets used in schools. This will be up to schools discretion if this is used or not.
This was published in 2006 and as it says in the blurb, its aimed at KS2 or higher (my teaching age range)....I've never heard of it until now, nor have I heard of the Wellcome Trust or Science Learning Centres. This isn't law.
It explains in the blurb bit, that it is meant to be used to explore the ethics of eugenics....it isn't saying that it is for or against it. Surely, this is similar to children discussing the ethics surrounding other controversial issues such as abortion.
I am NOT saying though that this isn't to be ignored nor researched, but I did want to put it into some form of perspective.
At the end of the day, anyone can form a "group" and/or compile resources for schools to use. Doesn't mean that us in schools will use it.
Again. I just want to reiterate that I'm not saying that this is a good thing, just simply pointing out that in schools, it is not common place to be discussing eugenics! (Not from my experience anyway!)
Oh, and I couldn't find where it said that the teaching of eugenics is 'a joint initiative by the Department for Children, Schools and Families and the Wellcome Trust'?? |
from: http://www.sciencelearningcentres.org.uk/WebPortal.aspx?page=15&module =rep&mode=103&idrep=2728
I have pasted the text from this website below. At the very end, in small print, it mentions the Department for Children, Schools and Families and the Wellcome trust. Either the website is erroneously stating that this is a joint initiative (a problem in itself) or it is indeed a joint initiative, another problem. Do UK taxes pay for this? And then not taken up by schools??
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Perfecting Eugene
Perfecting Eugene is a high-impact dance performance, aimed at KS 2 upwards, exploring the ethics and morality of eugenics (teachers resources available for download). A period of interdisciplinary research and workshops involving geneticists, pupils, artists and teachers led to the creation of the final one hour multimedia-rich performance.
The central characters in this Wellcome Trust funded piece from Ludus Dance – Mr and Mrs Baghead – are driven by the desire to have the perfect child, but at what price? Perfecting Eugene abandons conventional science teaching, using film, dance and drama to explore this ethical maze.
Date published: 2006
Publisher: Ludus Dance
Format: Performance
Subjects
Biology Citizenship Inclusion (gifted and talented) Inclusion (special needs) Science and society
Age groups
Key Stage 3 / 11-14 years Key Stage 4 / 14-16 years Post-16 / 16-19 years
Keywords - the following keywords have been assigned to this resource.
General keywords: creative science, Wellcome Trust, Pulse, science communication, genetics, eugenics, dance, combined arts, performance
Curriculum Online keywords: cloning, selective breeding & genetic engineering
learndirect keywords: genetics, human genetics
Rating
The average rating for this resource is: not yet rated
ID
2728
Collection
Creative Encounters
Contributed by
Wellcome Creative Science Editor (view all contributions)
Status
Published
License
Other (opens new window)
Please see IPR statement provided.
Disclaimer
The network of Science Learning Centres strives to ensure that the information published on its website is up-to-date and accurate, but cannot be held responsible for the contents of any pages referenced by an external link.
A resource that includes an experiment must include a risk assessment.
The Creative Commons License information provided applies to resources hosted by this site only.
Copyright of externally hosted items belongs wholly to the publisher of those resources. License information supplied by this site should be used a guide only; please contact the publisher if you wish to reuse the resource.
Related Resources
DNA variety is the spice of human life
Impact Danscience: Where dance meets DNA
Y Touring: Breathing life into science through drama
All Change - Art explores science & ethics
Wyrd Arts explore the ethics of genetic engineering
Dynamic New Animation Theatre Company tackle genes and nanotechnology
Signs of Life, a series of performances based on genetic engineering
Visiting Time: performance led insight into genetic disorders
Oval House presents a play about cloning
Landau Forte Youth Theatre explore genetics
My Genes Don't Fit, a short drama about stem cell and human embryo research
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Caz
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I found this; from http://www.scotborders.gov.uk/events/7589.html
I presume this dance about 'Perfecting Eugene' has therefore toured.
| Quote: | Perfecting Eugene by Ludus Dance
Date Thursday, November 10, 2005 19:30 - 20:35
Location The Volunteer Hall, Galashiels
Cost £9 and £7.50 (conc)
Contact Box Office: The Eastgate Tel: 01721 725777
Combined with sophisticated, steely design, driving soundscore and fantastical film, Perfecting Eugene, the latest show from Britain's leading dance company for young people is designed to stimulate the brain, test the senses and loudly entertain!
In the mysterious, unfamiliar world of rapid advancing science, the search for perfection continues. Manic measuring, DNA dancing, chromosome capers and outgrageous scientific experiments portray both a hilarious and moving exploration of human genetics.
Mr and Mrs Baghead are desperate for their son Eugene to be born perfect. Maybe Gerry the Geneticist can help? But how far should science shape nature?
"Long may Ludus go where other companies fear to tread." Bill Harpe, The Guardian
Ludus Dance are appearing as part of Scottish Borders Dance Festival.
Promoted by Scottish Borders Council Arts Development.
Running time: 65 minutes (no interval)
Suitable for 8 years and over |
It is also supported by Thurrock Council here: http://www.thurrock.gov.uk/news/content.php?page=story&ID=1310
Dance teacher resources:
http://www.dancebooks.co.uk/titles/4623.asp
and from http://www.dancenorthwest.org.uk/images/downloads/dancenews.html
| Quote: | | The final performance of Perfecting Eugene (exploring human genetics) takes place at Urmston Grammar School in Manchester on Tuesday 25 April 2006. This show has toured for nearly 2 years gaining glowing reviews from teachers, young people, arts officers, promoters and parents |
I must say, I didn't know this was around either, and I taught through those years in the UK. Still be nice to come across someone who has actually seen this.
I'd also still like to know what Wellcome Trust gets out of this. And I'm not sure how much 'open debate' goes on with this sort of subject matter.
http://www.eugenics.net/papers/caseforeugenics.html
| Quote: | | However, the most important legacy we can bequeath to our children is their own biological integrity: good health, high intelligence, and noble character. |
Sounds very much like the following: http://learning.channel4.com/support/programmenotes/micro/farmrevealed /prog1.html
| Quote: | Discuss the following:
What is eugenics and why was Francis Galton interested in the subject?
Is it unethical? Why or why not?
Is eugenics a realistic possibility?
Could we really breed a race of super-intelligent humans? |
The students are told what to discuss. There are a myriad of other discussions which could be had.
I have a problem with this unreserved respect for 'intelligence'. It in no way implies integrity or principles, and I think that what might pass as 'open discussion' in schools may not be anything of the sort. |
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Caz
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http://www.wellcome.ac.uk/stellent/groups/corporatesite/@msh_grants/do cuments/web_document/wtx022462.pdf
| Quote: | The Wellcome Trust
Social, Legal, Ethics and Public Policy Research on Biomedical Science
Research Summary
Title: A comparative study of participation and non-participation in the North Cumbria Community Genetics Project (NCCGP)
While it enjoys a participation rate of over 80%, little is known about the views of those who have actually been asked to participate in a DNA bank/genetic database. Investigation is needed to open up the ‘black box’ of the social processes of decision- making that lie between the request to participate and the collection of samples. |
I presume this means: Why won't people donate? How do we get them to donate? |
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Ed Bilderberger's Balls-up - the not-so-secret ruler of chaos
ANALYSIS: No wonder Ed Balls looks bitter ... he's being found out at last
By Julia Langdon
| Quote: | .........And there is a reason for this bitterness. The Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families is not a happy man. He secured his current post because he was advised to put a distance between himself and his patron, the Prime Minister, and their shared years at the Treasury.
But the truth is that he does not understand or really care about what is going on in the classrooms up and down the land. Mr Balls is a clever economist and he is very interested in politics. 'But he's not interested in housing or education or transport or health,' said someone who knows him well.
'He's interested in personal power. He thinks that by pulling the right levers or pushing the right buttons you can deliver the philosophy and make things work.'
As the administrative chaos of SATs exploded around him, it was a peculiar torture imposed on Mr Balls that he was obliged to entertain the very political journalists he clearly despises and upon whom, like all Ministers throughout history, he rests the blame for his current difficulties.
Knife crime, feral teenagers, family breakdown and anti-social behaviour are in constant debate in the news and are all, to some extent, his responsibility. That he should also find himself dealing with the SATs problem is nothing short of a personal disaster.
This is a man who is trying to make his way into politics - a man who wants to be Prime Minister - and who thought that using the education brief might be the way to help him do it. Instead, hundreds of thousands of children, parents, teachers and schools are caught up in an incompetent - can we even say it? - balls-up. And blaming him.
It is certainly true on my street: 'Ed Balls should apologise. It undermines trust in the whole system,' my neighbour, the mother of an 11-year-old, said. 'And why do we need this pressure on our kids?'
I am a governor of a secondary school which - like so many others --had not received the results for our 14-year-olds when holidays began this weekend. 'It's a total fiasco,' said my head teacher. 'The Government should hold up their hands and say they've messed up and use this to do away with SATs.' He added: 'If a school was this poor at management it would be put into special measures and the head sacked.'
None of the devastating personal implications of this have escaped Ed Balls. For Mr Balls is a very bright guy, and the reason he has been so ill-disposed of late is because he is sufficiently switched on to realise he is about to be found out on a number of counts. One of these is the question of whether he has any interest in his education brief. 'The people who know about education say he doesn't care about the subject,' one Labour figure said.......
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1036584/ANALYSIS-No-wonder-Ed- Balls-looks-bitter---hes-last.html |
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