"They'll go far to save the field trip" by James Vaznis, Globe Staff | October 20, 2008
Across the state, with gas prices high and municipal budgets dwindling, the time-honored tradition of the school field trip - the rumbling caravan of yellow buses destined for museums or other cultural attractions - is fading.
Just as well, anyway. Memories of shitting my britches long ago during a field trip never went over well, especially on the bus ride back. Phew!!!!!
The high cost of gas is the latest threat to field trips.
You guys don't know the half of it!!!
Many schools have increasingly scaled back because of cash shortages or a belief that students need more time in the classroom so they can perform better on state standardized tests.
Please, not more time in a classroom with tests!
In many cases, school budgets no longer cover field trips, leaving it to fund-raising by parent groups or student fees. But some principals worry that the shaky economy could test donor generosity or a family's ability to pay, as do parents who run the fund-raisers.
You are just getting it from all sides, aren't you, Amurkn taxpayers?
WTF ARE YOU PAYING TAXES FOR? To GIVE IT AWAY to WEALTHY ELITES, CORPORATIONS, and BANKS!!!?
School officials across the state estimate the cost of a bus at about $250 to $400 round trip. Even the Museum of Science has not been immune. --more--"
No wonder it made the paper then -- the museum of Science!!! Once again, TRILLIONS for... awww, you know the rest!
