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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What I mean is, I don't think field trips for somewhat affluent kids are particularly useful.  I do think they are useful for those kids who don't have advantages.[/quote]

I also used to teach at a school with almost 100% FARMS. Field trips were great for those kids. I don't think they are really necessary for high SES kids because they have already visited most of the field trip locations. I would NOT be willing to cough up 70 dollars for this field trip for my oldest kid who hates crowds. My youngest would enjoy the social aspect of the kids. [b]I have kept my oldest home from school on a really long field trip day because he had already been to the location, I didn't want to pay for it, and he wouldn't have enjoyed it[/b].  [/quote]

Same here.  Our kids never did the 4th grade trip to Jamestown/Yorktown because I've seen the school tour groups down there and it looks like a nightmare.  No one can hear the tour guide, it's rush rush rush to the next place which no one is interested in because again, the tour guide can't be heard, and it's mainly just a super long day on a bus, leaving at 5:45am.  We took the kids as a family and they learned so much more and had a much better time spending a few days there instead of a few hours.[/quote]

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