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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]After having three kids go on the Jamestown field trip in 4th grade, I can honestly say that trip is a complete waste of time.  It takes three hours there and three hours back, leaving only a small window to actually see the site.  Everything is so rushed, it's absurd.  The only way to make that trip really work is to do an overnight.  [/quote]

Our school used todo an overnight. Geriatric principal nixed it. He and granny AP need to go. We need to oust boomer administrators. [/quote]

How much extra will the teachers be paid for an overnight? I’m a single parent teacher and wouldn’t be able to do an overnight even if I wanted to. I don’t have anyone else to watch my child. [/quote]

I don’t think many posters are wondering about the impact these trips have on teachers.

I’ve chaperoned several overnight trips. I’ve never been paid extra for being at work 18 hour days and on call 24 hours. In two cases, I even had to pay for my own hotel room and entrance tickets. This was on top of paying for childcare back home so I could chaperone in the first place. 
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