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What a great, thought-provoking story. In one sense I am all for this. For one thing, the parents gave consent, and for another, it is nice to see children using more sophisticated building materials than popsicle sticks and elmer's glue. However, the much broader question under which this article was posted, "What is ethical to teach in schools", raises the question, for me at least, as to what form of school is ethical. Should we have public (state-sponsored, tax-supported schools). I don't think so.
Interesting that this teacher was criticised for exposing the children to death, a thing they "are not able to understand." If that makes teaching about death unethical, which of us are ready to learn?
It's got to be the height of ethical behavior to tell children the truth, of which this seems to be an example.
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