A topic that comes up often in the field of humane education is the idea of a classroom pet. For some, having a small pet in a classroom can teach responsibility and compassion. For others, the risk ...

A good class pet is active during the school day, comfortable with the average temperature and humidity in the building, and ...

Baylee Kittle is in her fifth year teaching at Eisenhower Elementary, but she's known her classroom pet, Boxer the Turtle, far longer. Twenty years ago, she was a second grader at the school when she ...

Teachers, you can easily get funds to put a pet in your classroom this year! Beginning Aug. 1, educators in the U.S. and Canada may apply for the Pets in the Classroom grant for the 2019-2020 school ...

“I need a doctor STAT!” echoed through the ER on a cold, windy, morning last week. Jumping up to help, I noticed the technician held the patient in her hands, it was clearly something tiny. I ...

School doesn't come so easily for everyone, but if you're lucky enough to get a good teacher, it makes the process a little less daunting. One creative teacher discovered the magic formula for getting ...

Time after time you will hear kids beg to have a furry friend with them especially in the classroom. This may seem like a very good idea, but when you break it down and look at it under scrutiny you ...

Abingdon, MD, Oct. 06, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Many teachers are turning to classroom pets as they seek ways to provide social and emotional support for their students. The Pets in the Classroom ...

GREENVILLE, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - An Upstate teacher is getting recognized for how she’s used a classroom pet to help her students learn. Madeline Crowder from Gray Court-Owings School came in second ...