Some are going to need crickets or other special foods. Reptiles need cages and special lighting. If a person wants a rabbit and they have small children, that would not be a good fit. Rabbits do not like a lot of noise and it would be upsetting to them. Guinea pigs are better for children than a hamster. Hamsters sleep in the day and play at night and guinea pigs play all day and sleep at night.

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But that's not the crisis we're facing. We're not preparing our children to compete in the global economy.

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