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CHS Students Expound on Nature v. Nurture

May 2, 2006 at 11:26 am | In High | Comments Off

The more I pop my head up from administrivia, the more I am reminded of why we do what we do. I uncovered the following student writing gems in some old e-mails I’d been saving.

When it comes to nature v. nurture, I would have to side more with nurture. Of course, countless studies and endless lab experiments have proven that there are certain traits that are definitely determined by one’s genetic make-up. I do believe, however; that the way these traits, or characteristics, show themselves depends on one’s environmental surroundings, to which these traits must adapt. (read more of this rumination from CHS student PHI in his blog On Life and Whatnot.)

Then, from another class, ShawnC offers this witty and insightful entry:

If there is a stain on my jeans, the first reaction I have is to wash it out. Well what if you could use this concept to wash a much more important pair of jeans…..your genes. Scientists today are not actually washing genes, but are experimenting with mutating them; hoping to change the characteristic aspects of the being itself. So is this going to prove that genes play a bigger part in your daily life than previously thought? (read more)

Most interesting after each blog essay is the feedback from the teacher. My observation is that writing and digital literacy have important places in this class.