"Before a wolf was brought into their classroom, a group of grade-school children were asked to draw..."
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- Barry Holstun Lopez, Of Wolves and Men
Before a wolf was brought into their classroom, a group of grade-school children were asked to draw pictures of wolves. The wolves in the pictures all had enormous fangs.
The wolf was brought in, and the person with him began speaking about wolves. The children were awed by the animal.
When the wolf left, the teacher asked the children to do another drawing. The new drawings had no large fangs. They all had enormous feet.
”- Barry Holstun Lopez, Of Wolves and Men
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Oct 29, 2013 08:56PM
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holy shit, somebody brought a wolf to an elementary school?!
As a planned educational outreach opportunity, yes, someone--a trained handler--brought a wolf into an elementary school. :) The book is from '78, but nowadays there's tons of programs that bring wildlife into schools. I think it's awesome. It's hard to grow up to care about dwindling rain forests or glaciers when those are just abstract concepts, but if you get to see from an early age that real, actual animals live there...then maybe that can make a difference.
Also, it's true. Wolves do have enormous feet.
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