Field Trip to Education

Do you remember taking field trips when you were in elementary school? Do you remember the places you went, what the educational reasons for the trip were, or even the food you ate? Me neither. So why do we worry so much about whether our students had an educational trip this year? They will only remember that the horses pooped while giving wagon rides, the multi-flavored snow cones tasted like medicine, the cold wind made them wish for a coat, the mud was so much fun, they didn't have to sit and be quiet while someone else spoke, and the candy at the gift shop was so cheap. For a few years they will say that it was the best field trip they ever took.