Aside from being easy, the state Trout in the Classroom coordinator said, raising trout is educational. Last year, a fish tank in the classroom helped one Virginia teacher cover 13 of the 14 life-science objectives on the state Standards of Learning, Landreth said. The program, run by the state’s Trout Unlimited chapters, will reach about 15,000 students in more than 100 classrooms this year.

Here’s how it works. Students get fish eggs in the fall. Landreth said eggs from the Wytheville hatchery, destined for the Smyth County classrooms, would likely be ready in November. Once the classes get their egg shipment, they put them in a basket inside a prepared 55-gallon aquarium. Then, when the fish are 2 to 3 inches long, they are released into the wild. That usually comes in April or May.

I knew raising fish could be a good lesson for you, but this just blew my hat off.

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