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I guess I am annoyed at both poor (idiotic) planning and for taking 5 year olds so far on a busy highway when there are at least 6 farms within 5-10 mile radius with all the same stuff (pumpkin, petting zoo, etc.).
Oh okay, so it seems like its more the principle of the thing. I totally agree with you that it's stupid.
That said, I wouldn't worry about the highway part.
It's just one field trip, so it's not like your kid's life will be ruined if they don't go. If it makes your that mad go ahead and protest by pulling your kid. You can take the child to a closer farm on your own if you want!
Obrero we're in the same state so I know just how many farms there are all over the place, there's no way I'd let my 5yo go that far. I'm really confused about the poor planning I forget what town you are in but seriously 50 miles?!? Is it an awesome farm?
There must be a reason they chose this particular place. Perhaps it offered a better deal with more things available? The one that our K has gone to is over 30 miles away on an actual farm. It has a various petting areas, a show with large animals, bounce houses, musical entertainment, hay ride, a snack and they get to bring home a pumpkin. It's definitely worth the ride versus going up the street to walk through a farmer's market set up with cool displays.......
school bus trips are a great time to socialize. your child will have fun most likely. chaperone if you are anxious, but my experience is that kids whose parents are there cling to their parents, those without parents socialize with the other kids and have more fun.
I do not understand this. Why would you make your kid miss it and feel left out? Do you intend to keep your child home from everything that you personally feel was not planned the way you would have planned it?
So you do not like the planning. Tell the teacher that you do not like the planning. Let them explain their reasons if they want to. Maybe they felt that the longer trip would be more exciting for the kids. Make it seem like a bigger deal. Maybe they got a discount or special arrangements. Maybe the farm belongs to the teachers brother. There could be a lot of reasons. You may or may not like the reasons, but since you are not the teacher, you either need to trust them and live with their choices or home school and ensure that all of your choices and preferences are implemented to your liking.
However keeping your kid home because of this makes less sense to me than driving 50 miles to go to a farm.
school bus trips are a great time to socialize. your child will have fun most likely. chaperone if you are anxious, but my experience is that kids whose parents are there cling to their parents, those without parents socialize with the other kids and have more fun.
I was going to say the same thing. Most of the time when my kids were young and I asked them what the best part of the field trip was, they told me the bus ride! We live within walking distance of our elementary school, so any chance to get on a bus is fun for them.
There must be something special about this particular farm that you are not aware of? Maybe on the sheduled day the other places were booked up? Also, how would you explain to your child that they won't be going on the field trip with the rest of the class? I wouldn't exclude my child from the group experience.
Thanks all for your input. I haven't heard back from the teacher on why this farm....so I will hold off on making a decision in case that place is so special they give away gold bars or something....but on the website it looks like a regular farm to me. And nothing that isn't found much closer to the school.
ps. I know it's not about a better $$ deal because this trip is costing $10 more per kid than it did in previous years...probably for the longer bus ride.
It wouldn't even cross my mind to not send my child on a field trip. The distance and the highway don't worry me. It would be a shame to make him miss out over principle.
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