Making the Most of Community Resources and Field Trips
SUMMARY:
Procedures we follow to avoid failed study trips includes this step:
1. Preliminary planning by teacher
2. Preplanning with others going on the trip
3. Taking the field trip itself and
4. post-field trip follow up activities
Educational Benefits Derived from a Field Trip
Field trips can be fun and educational when they are well executed.
1. The acquisition of lasting concepts and change in attitudes are rooted on concrete and rich experiences. Field trips are opportunities for rich and memorable experiences which are fundamental to learning the lasts.
2. Field trips bring us to the world beyond the classroom. The real-world connection is more but the benefits of broadening teaching beyond textbooks far outweigh the little bit of time it takes from a teacher’s schedule.
3. Field trips have a wide range of application. It is not meant only for children. It is for adults also. It is not only meant for the social science subjects, it is for all other subjects as well.
4. It can bring about a lot of realizations which may lead to changes in attitudes and insights.
Disadvantages of Field Trips
These educational benefits can compensate for the drawbacks of field trips some which are:
1. It is costly;
2. It involves logistics,
3. It is extravagant with time,
4. Contains an element of uncertainty.
REFLECTION:
Field trips are very useful if you can't bring the real thing in the classroom. it can be a first hand experience if used very well by teachers. thus,a teacher should be very careful in doing this. A teacher will execute multitasking to ensure effectiveness of these instructional material.
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