Comments by "marie parker" (@marieparker3822) on "How multicultural education harms school pupils in Britain, especially those who are black" video.

  1. In the story of the description of the Theory of Evolution, I think Charles Darwin's grandfather, Erasmus Darwin, should get a mention, along with La Mettrie and Lamarck, not to mention Alfred Wallace who is always unfairly neglected. The differences between their theories can be pointed out, and Gregor Mendel's theory of inheritance can be taught at the same time. In fact, it was because Darwin had not had time to cut the pages of Mendel's book, which he had sent to Darwin, far less read it, that Darwin got a bit stuck on the actual mechanism of natural selection and started to veer towards Lamarckianism at the end. Lamarck was a brilliant biologist and must not be dismissed. Modern epigenetics, describing how environmental influences may sometimes influence gene expression, bring him somewhat back into the fold.
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