Clothed chimpanzees protection
This was an interesting article created
by Virginia Morell, a bio nerd much like me I'm sure. This article
addressees the misuses of using chimpanzees and other primates in
commercials for human sales. The problem with using animals to sell
products is that the public begin to see the animals in this light
and it is harder for them to view these animals in any other way.
With chimps habitats being destroyed, or rescue efforts on areas
being attempted, the groups attempting these endeavors need funding.
When they go to look for this funding they get confused looks because
chimps are the tv clowns. At first reading this article I laughed
too, but it affects my future classroom as well. The animals and
things I teach on might already have a presupposed picture about them
before I teach it. Students nowadays know about sex before the end
of elementary school, they learn what cancer is and how it works, and
they learn things like evolution vs creationism. They learn all
these things, or at least they learn what impression it makes on
those around them. Humans learn by experiences and those closest to
us growing up have a profound impression on our learning. I hope I
can be a positive impression and be a teacher that helps kids grow in
knowledge instead of kicked to the curb, because they already have
their presuppositions.
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