During my second-year of teaching, I decided to build some classroom community by getting a class pet, two turtles. Oh how I rue the day! Just kidding. At one point I was at 13 turtles. While making the move from Chicago to Milwaukee, I was able to donate 7 of my larger turtles with a 

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wonderful place here in Wisconsin called J & R Aquatic Rescue. I have four turtles now at home and two in my new classroom at Horace Mann. Below are some pictures of the turtles I have owned throughout my teaching career! :-)