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What are some of the ways eugenics ideas and practices continue to sustain themselves? As an educator, how might you counter settler eugenics in education?
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Imagine yourself in a eugenics class and write a reflection on what it would be like. Would your voice be amplified? Would it be silenced or marginalized?
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Reflecting on how eugenics in education aimed to improve human life, how was human life perceived and defined? Who was included and who was excluded?
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Can you think of labels, measurements, or tests that are used today to assess intelligence, physical ability, and self-reliance? How do these measurements influence our thinking?
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What did you learn about the role of total institutions in attempting to provide training and care that most surprised you?
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Why is it important for persons labelled with intellectual disabilities to play a leading role in making change toward greater social justice?