Under the television impact of top shows such as CSI: Miami, many people's imagination has been fired by the possibility of new careers in law enforcement. Many students are now applying for forensics classes in middle schools and high schools. The opinions in favor and against such courses are divided and a hot debate was initiated.
The proponents of forensics classes claim that such programs keep children and adolescents' interest vivid, but there are other critical voices that fear this may lead to turning violence into something sensational.
Moreover, the ethical questions would be more or less disturbing and the moral concerns are not to be overlooked at all.
The approach to forensics classes should be very careful and schools should primarily focus on training people for a good social and citizen life. Even among teachers opinions are divided. Some two hundred teachers have already attended forensics classes in order to be able to introduce the subject in the curriculum.
Despite concerns, some good results have been reported too. Many students seem to be more receptive to forensics classes for instance, than they are to traditional biology. The controversy is there to last and some parents will often object to the content of the courses.
If science is the main concern and not violence and the sensation it creates, then forensics classes may have a future and prove pertinent to educational goals. The teachers on the other hand are compelled to choose their material carefully so that the impact on students is a positive one.
A further clarification is necessary here as well: forensics classes are not compulsory but elective. Students don't have to take them if they are not interested in the subject or if their parents have objections to it.
Whichever be the case, forensic classes are something new and not exactly progressive in terms of social impact.
To be truthful, it is very difficult to assume an objective position in relation with forensics classes, and even people who consider they can stay neutral, will have mixed feelings about such enterprises. On the one hand we will wonder about the future of education, but on the other we can understand why such classes are interesting and appealing.
Then, why have we come to the point where children and teenagers can't find science interesting unless it is taught in a criminal justice context? The answer to these dilemmas is far from being simple or easy, but one thing is for sure, changes are taking place right before our eyes and sometimes there is nothing we can do about them. Fight it or go with the stream!
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