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Kara Hairston, sixth-grader, Belzer Middle School,
Indianapolis, Ind.
Kara objected to dissecting animals in her classroom. Through her own research, Kara discovered that the frogs used in her school’s dissections were taken from the wild. She voiced her concerns to her teacher and principal, but she did not stop there. Kara went to the school board with a letter and a presentation, and her school is now looking into purchasing nonanimal models to replace dissection.
Ann Smart, biology teacher, Cabrini High School, New Orleans, La.
Mrs. Smart
has taught biology at Cabrini High School for 30 years, and her lesson plans always teach students to respect all life. More than 15 years ago, Mrs. Smart stopped using dissection in her classroom when she realized that it was promoting a disrespect for life and that many students could not even identify the organs or systems after they dissected an animal. Thanks to Mrs. Smart, Cabrini High School has completely replaced dissection with nonanimal teaching methods, including videos, diagrams, models, and computer programs.
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