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In almost any High School show, there will be probably be an episode where everyone must dissect frogs in science class. A character (usually the main character) will question whether it is morally acceptable to kill the frogs for science. The teacher will usually inform the objecting character that not doing the dissection will result in a failing grade. There are two standard directions the show can go at this point: For these reasons, this is on the way to becoming a Discredited Trope. Those who perpetrate this trope might go on to join an Animal Wrongs Group.

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  • Free the Frogs
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  • In almost any High School show, there will be probably be an episode where everyone must dissect frogs in science class. A character (usually the main character) will question whether it is morally acceptable to kill the frogs for science. The teacher will usually inform the objecting character that not doing the dissection will result in a failing grade. There are two standard directions the show can go at this point: For these reasons, this is on the way to becoming a Discredited Trope. Those who perpetrate this trope might go on to join an Animal Wrongs Group.
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  • In almost any High School show, there will be probably be an episode where everyone must dissect frogs in science class. A character (usually the main character) will question whether it is morally acceptable to kill the frogs for science. The teacher will usually inform the objecting character that not doing the dissection will result in a failing grade. There are two standard directions the show can go at this point: 1. * If the show follows the Science Is Bad trope, the character will conclude that it is wrong to kill the frogs, and they will find or create an opportunity to free them, accepting the failing grade or, in the more extreme examples, actually converting the teacher and the rest of the class to their stand. 2. * If the show is using Honor Before Reason, the main character will refuse to kill their own frog and accept the failing grade, but will not attempt to free any frog but their own, acknowledging that it is wrong to impose one's own values on others. Of course, in real high schools, most if not all animals for dissection now come pre-killed. The idea that the teacher would kill the frogs at the school comes from the days when the school would purchase the animals alive, and use them for two purposes: alive to observe their behavior; then, after they'd been killed, for dissection. Most of the fear nowadays comes from the fact that the preserved corpses smell, well, like preserved corpses. It must also be noted that in Real Life schools today, teachers are required to provide an alternative for students who can't dissect frogs for any reason, be it religious, moral, or simple Squick. Frogs, themselves, are also becoming a rare choice of dissection specimen, as many amphibian species are in decline worldwide. Pre-killed rats or fetal pigs are increasingly common as replacements, as are invertebrates such as earthworms. For these reasons, this is on the way to becoming a Discredited Trope. Those who perpetrate this trope might go on to join an Animal Wrongs Group. Examples of Free the Frogs include:
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