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A class of third grade students in Jackson, Mississippi started a
"welcome-back-to-school" class project to make a plant pot to
take home and wanted a plant that was easy to take care of, so
it was decided to use cactus plants. The students were given
greenware pottery in the style of a clown plant pot and they
painted them with glaze and had them professionally fired at a
class outing so they could see the process. It was great fun.
They planted the cactus seeds in the finished planters and they
grew nicely but unfortunately the children were not allowed to take
them home. Instead, the cactus plants were removed from the
planters, and a small ivy replaced them before the children were
allowed to take them home. When interviewed, the teacher said
cactus had seemed like a good idea at the time. But.......... You
may now look at the teacher's dilemma as it appeared in the
"Southern Style" section of the local Gannett Press.
Now, view the photo.
A class of third grade students in Jackson, Mississippi started a
"welcome-back-to-school" class project to make a plant pot to
take home and wanted a plant that was easy to take care of, so
it was decided to use cactus plants. The students were given
greenware pottery in the style of a clown plant pot and they
painted them with glaze and had them professionally fired at a
class outing so they could see the process. It was great fun.
They planted the cactus seeds in the finished planters and they
grew nicely but unfortunately the children were not allowed to take
them home. Instead, the cactus plants were removed from the
planters, and a small ivy replaced them before the children were
allowed to take them home. When interviewed, the teacher said
cactus had seemed like a good idea at the time. But.......... You
may now look at the teacher's dilemma as it appeared in the
"Southern Style" section of the local Gannett Press.
Now, view the photo.
