Saturday, February 23, 2013

CHAPTER 11- MAKING THE MOST OF COMMUNITY RESOURCES AND FIELD TRIPS

Planning a field trip includes the following steps;
1.Preliminary planning by the teacher
2.Preplanning with others going on the trip
3.Taking the field trip itself
4.Post-field trip follow up activities

                            Field Trips bring us to the world beyond the classroom. The real world connection is more work but the benefits of broadening teaching beyond textbooks far outweigh the little bit of time it takes from a teacher's schedule.
Disadvantages of field trips are;
1.It is costly
2.It involves logistics
3.It is extravagant with time and contains an element of uncertainty.

INSIGHTS AND REACTION:

                             Field Trips connect people. People involved are students,teachers,parents,school head. Resource persons in the community are brought to the school as key informants in an interview by children or as lecturers. Opening school doors to parents,officials,and other members of the community are rich learning resources.
                             Although field trips are expensive but considering the intensity and the extent of concrete experiences, students and teachers were encouraged to use them. Preparation and Planning for the field trip also includes discussions and decisions on what to do before the field trip, during the field trip, and after the field trip.
                            Field Trip is fun and educational. Field Trips are opportunities for rich and memorable experiences which are fundamental to learning that lasts. It is not only meant for the social science subjects. It is for all other subjects as well. It can bring about a lot of realizations which may lead to changes in attitudes ani insights. The field trip can nurture curiousity; build a zest for new experience, and a sense of wonder.
                           But there are also disadvantages in a field trip. One is it is costly, it involves logistics, it is extravagant with time and contains an element of uncertainty.Field trip is good if it's for educational and knowledgeable, but bane if it's use for pleasure and fun...     






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