{"id":1315,"date":"2019-09-25T09:00:03","date_gmt":"2019-09-25T13:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zoocheck.com\/podcast\/?p=1315"},"modified":"2020-11-30T14:41:29","modified_gmt":"2020-11-30T19:41:29","slug":"back-to-school-and-animals-in-the-classroom-with-kathryn-gen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zoocheck.com\/podcast\/back-to-school-and-animals-in-the-classroom-with-kathryn-gen\/","title":{"rendered":"Back to school and animals in the classroom with Kathryn & Gen"},"content":{"rendered":"

In regard to science classroom dissections, they underscore the importance of checking in with your children to see if they are being asked to dissect, and suggest that if so, they ask for an alternative. Perhaps an even better solution, they argue, is to spread the word about all the resources available to teachers directly. Teachers can also opt out of zoo trips, or at least make sure to check if the facility they intend to visit is a good one. In regard to classroom pets, since this is an unregulated area. Gen and Kathryn encourage teachers foremost to take their students out into nature where they can really learn best about animals and ecosystems.<\/p>\n

Gen points out that during her veterinary studies, students were asked to bring in their own cats and dogs to practice physical examinations, instead of sourcing other animals. Moreover, bringing in one\u2019s own pet to class makes it easy to show off a specific species without inducing unnecessary trauma to an animal that is going to be orphaned afterwards \u2013 and it can actually show to kids what\u2019s involved in taking care of the species properly or can even discourage students from acquiring pets that are not the most well-suited to being in homes. <\/p>\n

\u201cI think it is a good experience, I understand why some teachers would like to do it, but I think that most people don\u2019t think it through, and you need to know what you\u2019re going to do with the animal in the end. Think about the animal welfare consequences for that animal.\u201d – Gen Douyon.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Animals in science is definitely a wide-ranging topic that will be back into our lineup. Scientists are constantly conducting research on animals and this month we have only touched the tip of the iceberg by talking about animals in schools. We hope we peaked your interest; keep on listening!<\/p>\n

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