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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]To the moms who are ready to take on this task:

Why?
What do you think is a good field trip and why?  
Why do you think they are important?

This is a serious question.

What do you expect the kids to get out of the field trip?[/quote]

Speaking for myself I have pretty strong memories of field trips growing up and I think they are a valuable part of a well rounded public education.

Teachers’ points about some things that cannot be outsourced are noted. It still seems hard to believe ALL the work for organizing them has to be done by the teacher directly and none of it can be outsourced. While yes the teacher is liable for it being right having someone else pull info together that is then reviewed by the teacher still seems like it would save them a lot of the prep time. [/quote]

Teacher here, and I’m going to be honest with you: collaborating with parents would be just as much as doing it myself.

And most of us have fond memories of field trips, but this is a different era. Teachers take on more liability with less support now. I’ve had to discipline chaperones! I’ve learned I can’t trust adults to do the right thing and that some consider field trips nothing more than a fun excursion for themselves.

I’m barely hanging on at work as it is. I can’t take on an ounce more because I may break. And if I break, there’s another classroom going to a long-term sub. [/quote]

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