Parents no longer have to worry about keeping the hamster alive during school holidays as the traditional classroom pet is now extinct.<\/p>\n
A huge 91 per cent of teachers say they no longer have a pet, with children now given responsibility for cyberpets, digital cameras and teddy bears instead.<\/p>\n
Teachers find it requires too much effort to have a class pet, knowing that ultimately, the responsibility for looking after it would fall on them.<\/p>\n
Despite this, parents and teachers do believe that having a pet in class is good for showing children how to be responsible and teach valuable life lessons.<\/p>\n
Head of Corporate Responsibility at Tesco who carried out the research, Josh Hardie said: \u201cAs schools are presented with wider resources, there are very different items that children can take responsibility for and learn from instead of a living animal. We\u2019ve seen a real uplift in demand for products such as lifelike Bee-Bots which children can look after without worrying about visiting the pet shop for a last minute replacement; or seeds packs which children can take home and care for in a similar way.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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