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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Sometimes it's good for kids to be pushed past their comfort zone.[/quote]

Not if they are typically the butt of jokes and one who always gets teased. I've been encouraging, but I won't force her to go. [/quote]

I'm the one that posted about comfort zone. When I was in 6th grade (fcps) we did a one day trip to hemlock overlook park. My older brothers class did overnights there, but it was cut by the time it was my turn. I was thinking about that day when I posted. I was a heavy kid, poor with bad clothes. I had one friend, but we weren't paired on the bus together so I didn't see her all day. I thought I would be miserable, but I wasn't. [b]It was really nice being outdoors all day, and we did a zip line thing that I was terrified to do, but I did anyway, and even kids that generally never talked to me cheered me on.[/b] I have such strong memories of that trip and so few memories of my day to day classroom stuff.

Obviously you know your child best, but what if she gets bunked with someone she has never met and becomes best friends? What if her counselor takes her under her wing and becomes a good mentor. You just never know how something may turn out. It's 2 nights? What's the worse that could happen?[/quote]

My ds is a socially awkward, dorky kid, the kind who isn't disliked, but isn't really part of a social group. He went back and forth on whether or not he was willing to go on the trip. I gently pushed him, and he decided to go. He had a great time, much like PP. Kids often act differently in a new environment, away from the routines and expectations of the classroom. I think it helped that the kids did not get any choice about who they were partnered with-- they just accepted, and ran with it.

I know not everyone's experience will be good, but ds' schoolmates were supportive of each other, and showed great teamwork. They had a lot of fun.

To finally answer OP's question, I know at least 3 kids who went to school instead of going on the trip. They had their own schoolwork to do, and were "babysat" in other grades' classrooms while their grade mates were gone. If it were me, I'd be more anxious and embarrassed about that than about the trip! If your dd doesn't go on the trip, I'd just keep her home those days.[/quote]

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