Would You Test Your Child for the “Speed Gene?”
From the archive. This post was first published on the original Green Eggs and Moms blog and is kept here as it was.
We push our children to succeed.
At least most of us parents do – and it’s unsurprising considering we want the best for our kids.
But how far would we go to do this?
We stumbled on news that says there is a way for parents to test whether their kids have the speed gene, which is important for some sports.
To make things even easier, the testing kit can be ordered through a company called Atlas Sports Genetics. The cost? $160.
Now for even more questions:
- Would you test your child to see if his genetic make-up allows him to be a top sprinter?
- What will happen to dreaming and pursuing them especially for those who don’t have the speed gene?
- How different is this from the IQ and EQ tests in place today?
- Are we slowly headed for a Gattaca-like world?
By the list of questions above, you can already tell what we think about this test.
This time, we’d like to hear from you. What are your thoughts on this?
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