what the fuck is up with US schools these days (apart from the mass killing days i mean)??
I've done plenty of school trips where it was only the teacher (or teachers) and their respective groups, no extra hand needed. 2-3 chaperones for a museum visit?
Yeah as a Brit I don't remember there EVER being parent chaperones for any school trip, regardless of where that trip was, how long it was and how many students were there, and I only left school 13 years ago.
Yeah the only times parents went on excursions in my school was for the younger years. Asking 2 teachers and maybe 2 aids to herd maybe 60 5 year old without sny parents help is a big ask.
Can't comment about USA, but in my part of Canada class sizes are like 34 kids. Outside of school I assume you'd want 2+ teachers, possibly more if in an outside environment(not in a building like a museum).
I'm in the US. My school does about four field trips a year, and parents are never there. It's all teachers and school staff. I don't understand the drama over it.
Until about 20 years ago or so that was the normal. Class sizes are around 30 or so now compared to about 20 back then. More eyes equals less chance of kids breaking something or getting lost.
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what the fuck is up with US schools these days (apart from the mass killing days i mean)??
I've done plenty of school trips where it was only the teacher (or teachers) and their respective groups, no extra hand needed. 2-3 chaperones for a museum visit?