Field Trips are Fun and Educational

Do you ever feel like students actually learn from going on a field trip? There are actually many numerous field trips that students can learn from and not just have fun. It is difficult for students to retain information in a sitting down environment everyday for many hours. Field trips allow students to have a:

• Hands on experience instead of a classroom lesson 
• Students have a deeper understanding of the lesson 
• No matter the student's learning style, they are all engaged

In my opinion, a field trip is only educational if the students and teachers make it. Teachers need to make an assignment/activity for the students to do before, while, or after the field trip. It needs to be relevant, and the students need to gain something from it.