Wednesday, February 21, 2007
Dissection Technology
Dissection in the classroom has been a hot button issue for students and instructors alike. A humane educator is against dissection in the classroom because of the cruelty to the animals being studied. Learning about life through death does not make much sense. Luckily for educators technology is available from many databases for use in schools. There are also options through teachkind.org to teach life sciences without dissection, information on why dissection is not an effective learning tool, and evidence that the animal dissection industry is not safe for schools to support.
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I read the article you posted about the animal dissection industry and while I do agree that the depiction is very inhumane and it should not be allowed to continue in such a manner, I do not believe that dissection should be eliminated from the curriculum. I found dissection to be very interesting and educational. I used the virtual dissection programs a few times, but I never felt as though I learned anything from them. Perhaps there should be more laws established as to how this industry operates. I am going to teach biology and have every intention of using dissection in my classroom. I will however do some research on the companies I order from to find out if there are lots of bad reports in regards to animal handling, but I would never see technology as a replacement to dissection.
Jess I am glad you agree that this inhumane treatment needs to stop for the animals. I was invloved in dissections when I was in highschool myself and learned lots but did not learn in a way I would have prefered. I would have benefited from using a good computer program more than from a dead fetal pig. I do like many of the dissection programs that are virtual and suggest you look into others before judging their value. Thanks for the comment I really appreciate it.
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