BLOG #8

The article Why Field Trips Still Matter, http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/why_field_trips_still_matter.shtml , touches the issue of field trips. A group of 8th graders are the example of the benefits that children experience with the hands on approach with a field trip to Washington, DC. Most schools have cut down on the opportunities to allow their students the experience. School systems must realize that most children do not have the luxury of taking trips and growing in experience because of personal financial situations. School is the only option that they have to explore new ventures. These trips open up their eyes to want to learn more because it is in real life that they are experiencing this, not on a virtual trip over the internet. They have just shown to enhance the children's enthusiasm for learning.