As we get deeper into April, we get closer to the realization that soon the trout will be departing. It has been a fun first year with the Trout in the Classroom program and has taught me a few lessons.
For starters, it's taught me to have patience and trust the program. For the first month, I arrived at school each morning with a shudder,fearing a green oozing tank full of dead eggs. To my relief, each day I was greeted with a living tank and (generally speaking) healthy water conditions.
I've also learned to delegate more responsibility. Now that I feel comfortable with the TIC calendar, I'll feel more confident in sharing responsibilities earlier with students. Throughout the year I've been immensely impressed with the good-hearted responsibility of students who took the program and ran with it.
It will be rewarding to come full circle with the trout and release them into the stream in Downingtown. We currently plan to release them on Saturday, April 26th in the morning.
-Mr. D
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