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Middle School Students Nurture Virtual Pets for Rewards

3/29/2026

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The "class pet-raising programme" lets pupils earn points for good behavior, which they use to nurture virtual pets online.
Liu Qianqian, a teacher at Hangzhou Shenglan Middle School, assigns each of her 35 students a pet from 46 available types.
Liu states the method encourages learning and provides therapeutic benefits.
The program builds on a previous system in which students earned points for snacks by completing tasks.

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The "class pet-raising programme" lets pupils earn points for good behavior, which they use to nurture virtual pets online.
Liu Qianqian, a teacher at Hangzhou Shenglan Middle School, assigns each of her 35 students a pet from 46 available types.
Liu states the method encourages learning and provides therapeutic benefits.
The program builds on a previous system in which students earned points for snacks by completing tasks.