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O guys...the BEST come from places with living collections.  I was at the
Bronx Zoo when a child asked about the giant red bottom of a mature
mandrill male.  His dad didn't miss a beat in his response:  "they paint
them."

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> My favorite, personally, was standing next to a parent and young child who
> were looking at a mid 19th C. military school cadet's jacket (probably for
> a young teen).  The child noticed that the jacket had long sleeves and a
> very short bodice (typical of the design for that kind of garment).  The
> parent said that people were built differently back then.
>
> Beryl
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> On Mar 26, 2013, at 3:35 PM, <[log in to unmask]<mailto:
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> Good Afternoon Ari,
> I cannot remember the citation, but several decades ago (late 60s/early
> 70s) -- maybe it was in Curator ? -- I read an interesting article, where
> adults were looking at exhibits with children, and the children would ask
> questions of the adults..... and the adults, in most cases, did not read
> the exhibit label....so, the adult would make stuff up!  Several months
> ago, I was walking past an exhibit here at the Pink Palace Museum; there
> was an adult and child, looking at a mannequin of W.C. Handy (legendary
> blues musician), holding a trumpet.  The child asked the adult, "Who is
> that man?"  The adult said, "That man invented the trumpet."  Mind you,
> there was a prominent label next to the mannequin, interpreting the life
> story and musical contributions of Mr. W.C. Handy, and identifying the
> trumpet as having once belonged to Mr. Handy.  Unfortunately, I have dozens
> of first-hand stories like this from many museums.
> This is just one story, relating to how adults are often the source of
> wrong and sometimes bizarre information to the children in their care......
> I would like for someone to study how much mis-information and
> correct-information is imparted to children by their parents, care-givers,
> etc...etc...etc...... when looking at an exhibit.
> Geeeeeez!
> Wesley
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> Hey everyone,
> I'm soon starting a baseline study of what parents do in informal learning
> settings (science centers, zoos, etc.) In particular, I'm focusing on an
> early childhood setting, which is a somewhat closed off space where parents
> can let their kids roam around. Essentially, I'm trying to see how many
> parents (or chaperones etc) just sit around, whether they interact with
> their children, how they do so, etc.
> I've been looking for similar studies (either about childhood areas or
> guardian behavior in general) and was hoping some of you may be able to
> point out any studies you know of.
>
> Thanks so much,
> Ari Einbinder
>
> UW Museology
> Class of 2013
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