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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Class pets are an elementary school classic. If you don't have a slightly traumatic story about your class pet from when you were ...

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 dog in Topeka, Kansas had a day away from shelter life and spent it getting his education on at a high school — along with lots of pets and belly scratches. Bark Twain (yes, b-a-r-k) came to the ...

Not everyone in Dana Cornelius’ third-grade class at Peebles Elementary School gets fed a fish on his or her birthday. But Yertle does. Yertle the turtle is Cornelius’ class pet. And speaking of ...

Having pets in classrooms is an idea many teachers think about. Children love animals, and the thought of having a rabbit or fish nearby while studying can feel exciting. At the same time, classroom ...