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carl3
at Mon Aug 30 11:02:56 2004 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by carl3 ]
I'm starting school soon (1st year teaching h.s. biology) which is why I've been too busy to post pics of my older corns, as well as almost a dozen new 04's. Anyway, I was wondering if there are any other teachers here that can offer some advice/tips/ideas on keeping corns/snakes in class.
I am curious about your experience(s). For instance, reptiles in general are often feared so asking the wrong person or asking the wrong way for permission can be an obstacle from the start. First, I need to find out my school's policy regarding live animals. My second concern is the snake's safety/health. Many of you 'know' me on this (and other) forums from the past 2-3 years of posting. For those that don't, I have over 10 years of experience (some in professional herpetology) so I'm NOT looking for general tips on snake husbandry.
I'll leave you with some interesting stories/experience to read or amuse you before you reply....
I have successfully brought snakes into other schools in the past as part of lessons but never as class pets. During my student teaching at one school, I thought how great it would be to learn/teach using a few of my corns. Well, my co-op would not allow it (maybe due to fear?). My friends and I still joke about how biology is defined as the study of living things but God forbid you bring a living thing into a classroom to study??????lol. Glad I never had that teacher for bio or I wouldn't even be posting here.lol Anyway, I had a friend that worked in another school where a parent fought to ban all living things, including plants, b/c of a child's allergies.lol. Finally, at another school, I had another friend tell me about how a group of animal loving students released a bunch of guinea pigs and mice that were class pets in a similar way that extremists/PETA work.
Any tips/ideas or stories and experiences shared would be great...thanks in advance
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Sincerely,
Jason
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 Back to School... - carl3, Mon Aug 30 11:02:56 2004
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