By Staff Writer | Last Updated August 4, 2015
Some of the major disadvantages associated with field trips include lack of chaperones, students may misbehave, budget constraints, safety concerns and time management. While a field trip may be an exciting time for both students and teachers, these challenges may end up making it an unpleasant experience.
Field trips are aimed at giving students better understanding of certain issues. However, the following disadvantages always threaten to ruin the learning experience.
Lack of chaperones: students of younger ages are not able to to correctly interact with the environment and other members of the society without supervision. This means without chaperones, the trip may end up being unsuccessful.
Budgetary constraints: a field trip may require travel from one region to another. This means the school or parents will have to take care of transportation costs and meal costs. These may all amount to too much expenses.
Safety concerns: when students are out of school, they may come into contact with harmful substances like toxic chemicals or hazardous equipment. Keeping them safe from these things may present quite a challenge.
Student behavior: on field trips, students normally get a sense of freedom which may lead them to misbehave. This can create an unpleasant experience for those in charge and those they interact with.
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