Reply to Field Trips

Forum Index » Schools and Education General Discussion

Reply to "Field Trips"

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous]I understand what OP is saying about how her daughter gets caught up in reading everything at museums but I don't think this should interfere with being able to go on field trips without her parents there.  Instead of worrying about what the adults are/aren't doing why not focus on teaching your daughter what to do should she get separated from the group.  A 4th grader should certainly be able to handle that.

Also another question for OP, what are you worried will happen to her???

When I consider whether or not to let my kids do something I evaluate the potential risk.  So what is the risk associated with a 4th grader getting separated from her school group at one of the museums.  Maybe some feelings of panic when she realizes she's lost from the group and then wasted time while she finds a guard/museum staff who will help her get back to the group.  I really doubt she will be abducted and think the chance of serious personal injury is tiny and probably not much different whether or not you/DH is there.  I'm thinking the worst case scenario is probably being left behind.  And then what?  She'd be stuck hanging out with museum security until they could contact someone from the school or you to retrieve her.  And, yes it would totally suck to have to drop everything and deal with that and I would be pissed at the school.  But at the end of the day she would be fine.  To me the risk, particularly with a child old enough to be trusted not to leave the museum and to find security and to communicate the needed information for museum personnel to help her, is minimal.  I am really curious as to what OP thinks is going to happen to her kids.

I'm really trying to remember how old I was when I was allowed to take the bus/metro to the museums alone with a friend - I don't think it was in 4th grade but it wasn't much later, maybe 5th or 6th.  I know it was before seventh grade.  [/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics