I've missed some of the postings about this but had to ask. Wasn't her mother in charge when she was being neglected/abused before being "discoverd" . If so, did this same person then regain custody?
At 09:17 PM 11/8/2001 -0500, you wrote: ><br><br><br> >I believe the movie was put out by NOVA, "Secret of the Wild Child". The >last I read about Genie, indicated that her language skills and her sign >language had deteriorated, according to Dr. Curtiss, but that she went on >outings such as Las Vegas with her group. No members of the Team that >worked with Genie is allowed to see her. Her mother is the legal guardian >and would not allow it. Hope this helps. > >Jan Swartz > >----Original Message Follows---- >From: "Rick Adams" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: "Teaching in the Psychological Sciences" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: "Teaching in the Psychological Sciences" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: RE: Genie >Date: Thu, 8 Nov 2001 12:04:10 -0500 > > Haydee wrote: > > > Can you provide the movie reference? I only use the article > > on Genie from the Annual Editions of Psychology series and > > have never seen a film and would love to preview it for my class. > > I'll try to answer both questions: > > 1. Unless the situation has changed recently, Genie is currently >living in a group home in Las Angeles. > > 2. The movie, Wild Child, is an outstanding one for either >psychology or sociology classes (I've shown it in both with very >positive feedback). It presents a great deal of video footage from the >original research archives, and thus allows the student to watch Genie's >development from the time she was discovered until the project lost its >funding some years later (including seeing her say her first word, make >her first friend, etc.). In addition, it relates the experience to that >of a French "Wild Child" in the 19th Century. The tape is at the campus, >but if no one has it immediately at hand, I'll check the publication >info on it (I'm pretty sure it was produced by or for PBS and is >probably available from their website store) Monday and post it to the >list. > > Hope it helps, > > Rick >-- > >Rick Adams >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Department of Social Sciences >Jackson Community College >Jackson, Michigan > >". . . and the only measure of your worth and your deeds will be the >love you leave behind when you're gone." --Fred Small > > >--- >You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >_________________________________________________________________ >Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp > > >--- >You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
