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[quote=Anonymous]I can understand Jamestown as a field trip -- it WAS really good.

But, Medieval Times???? that's just plain old L.A.Z.Y!  And what's worse, is that it is a non-interactive experience for the kids.... they passively sit and watch.  I call it LAZY b/c it takes a bit of effort to put on a Medieval Day at your school, but it is sooooooo much better!  It is bound to be INTERACTIVE rather than passive.  Our former elem. school would hire a Queen Elizabeth actor and she was fabulous!  All the kids loved her show and she involved the kids in a way that taught them about living standards and the royalty and such.  The kids would all come to school dressed up.  They would spend the day doing various activities including a group dance, games, and the maypole thing, and they'd have a special luncheon.  The kids would make the hallways look like the bricks of a castle (art class) and the parents would decorate the cafeteria.

I think the kids also had to prepare a "job" that they did and the younger kids would come by and see it.  So, one person might be a leather worker -- and would pretend to make leather goods.  One person might be a court jester and would do dancing and joke telling (and dress like a clown). 
 Another person would be a baker and would show their time-period-baked goods, another kid would be a musician and actually play the violin or flute in some kind of Medieval like music.  This would all be displayed in the cafeteria in the morning and the younger kids and parents would file through.

THAT's what public school kids should be doing -- and it's actually a good way to use the first week or two of June to do FUN activities (preparing for the Medieval Day) rather than being L.A.Z.Y. charging parents $75 for kids to go to Medieval Times.  DOING is better than watching.[/quote]

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