Essay On Field Trip

Teachers have the most demanding and significant job on the planet: to equip the next generation with the information and lessons they need to lead our world into future success. It is foolish to believe that all students will be able to retain and apply everything they learn in the classroom. By using the world we live in to teach lessons through application, we solve this problem. These types of “lessons” are taught to any age group and are most commonly referred to as field trips.

To illustrate, an art museum field trip study confirmed the benefits of this type of learning. A group of 10,000 students who visited the museum took a test at various intervals over the period of eight weeks after the tour. The students wrote essays answering critical thinking questions based on a painting. The scores of the students who toured the museum surpassed those who did not tour and only saw the painting during the test (control group),

This experience taught me about Chinese culture, history, and customs. While it is definitely not a normal “field trip,” it exemplified the meaning of unconventional learning. During the trip, I had the opportunity to walk on the Great Wall of China. By only walking a small portion of the wall in comparison to the thousands of miles it ran, I learned about and witnessed the extravagant architecture built centuries ago. This first-hand experience gave me a new-found appreciation for history.

Every day was outrageously hot, so the locals used sun umbrellas. This cultural difference was baffling; nevertheless, I decided I would give it a try. Unlike in the United States, outdoor activities are prominent in China. Instead of sitting on the couch scrolling through social media or communicating through text, I witnessed many Chinese spending time outside as a community. Many of the parks were filled with locals doing Tai Chi, dancing, and enjoying each other’s company in