Dalton 5th-Graders Meet Br’er Wolf

Item: A different pack: Wolves pay a visit to fifth-graders at Dalton Elementary School /Maureen Dolan, Coeur d’Alene Press

More Info: Fifth grade students at Dalton Elementary had some special visitors Monday - a pair of 6-month-old wolf pups. The furry guests’ appearance was part of an ongoing lesson that started with teacher Justin Taylor’s students’ reading of Jack London’s “White Fang.” “We were exploring facts and creating opinions about the wolf hunting debate in Idaho,” Taylor said. “We also looked at propaganda and bias to determine the reliability of resources. We held a debate and argued for or against the hunting of gray wolves in Idaho.” The wolf pups were brought in by Nancy Taylor of Wolf People, an educational facility and retail store in Cocolalla.

Question: Let’s play Conspiracy Theory to start the day. Should fifth-graders be learning anything about wolves other than that they’re voracious predators?