Let Humane Education Help You Meet State and Federal Education Standards

Every state holds classroom educators to standards, which are measured by student achievement. Learn what your state's standards are by contacting your school-district administrative office or your state department of education.

Striving to meet state standards keeps your class running on a tight schedule. Fortunately, humane education is not something you need to add to your busy agenda; you can use it to enhance the standard subjects you are already teaching.

For example, if you do include a "thematic unit" on elephants, you can work to meet standards in reading, math, or science while teaching students to respect all animals. For more ideas on how you can incorporate animal issues into the curriculum, check out archived TeachKind bulletins.

TeachKind can provide you with a number of resources to enhance your lessons.