This morning I wrote my lesson plan for this weeks new topic of “Science fiction cloning”. And tonight I’ve run the first three lesson, which were a lot of fun. It’s a good topic for getting the kids engaged and interested, and there were some very interesting and diverse opinions on some of the questions. Some of the questions include:
- Would you like it if there was another copy of you, who looked the same and had the same personality and memories?
- If it were possible to create a copy of someone like this, would that be okay? Under what circumstances?
- Should we clone people as backups (“extra lives”) before sending them into dangerous situations?
- Would you feel okay taking a risk that could end up in your death if there was a perfect clone of you who could take your place if you died?
- In a world where cloning was common, should originals and clones be treated the same, or differently?
The first one was very polarising. Some kids said it would be creepy and they wouldn’t like it at all. Others said it would be cool, they’d have someone like a new brother/sister to play with, and they’d like all the same things, so it would be great!
At lunch I took Scully for a long walk – she was really tired by the time we got home. Which was good, as she slept for much of the afternoon.
For dinner tonight I was inspired by a friend who made a roasted pumpkin, coconut, and ginger soup the other day. I improvised my own version, and it turned out very nice!
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