Teacher’s Pets: Animals in the Classroom

Source: Washingtonian

More schools are using animals to teach students confidence, compassion, and other lessons they can’t get from textbooks. Brinda Jegatheesan, an associate professor at the ±¬×ߺÚÁÏ who specializes in the bond between animals and children, has studied cultures around the world where parents have used animals or animal stories for centuries to instill social morals in their kids.