A School Project

So somewhere in the valley...at one of our colleges. There's apparently a teacher who is assigning their students a project that will last 6-8 weeks where they need to care for an animal for that period of time.
Which means they need to acquire a pet, care for it, monitor it and who knows what other details they need to record.

I mean...it's a cool idea. And will probably help people learn how to care for animals and such.

But at the same time....it's such a stupid thing?
Like.
If you're going to have your students do such a project then you should provide the animal for them to take care of. That way when the assignment is done, the teacher will just get the animal back and be able to use them for the next semester.

But no.
The students have to go acquire their own pets for this project.
And the kicker?
It can't be a fish.

Like.
Fish are the least expensive pet (if you get like a betta fish and a small tank) for students to take on.
And they're probably the one most likely to be accepted in student housing.
As most apartments don't allow pets.

So like...how can your students do this project if they can't have the pet in their homes?

And like....what are all these students going to do with the pet once the project is over with?
Like. Some will probably keep their new pet.
but others? They'll try to get rid of them as quickly as possible now that their 'work' is done. 

I foresee a lot of phone calls in two months time asking if we'll take animals back.

Which we won't do because our return policy doesn't last that long.

It just seems....like an all around bad thing for the animals. 
*shakes head*

Not sure what the teacher is thinking. 
But i warned my coworkers of the potential issue and to make sure the people coming in (if they come in) know what they have to do to care for the animal. 

-Sarnic Dirchi