Everyday I go to class, and everyday I wish I would never have to hear those dreadful words, “field trip.”

Right now you are probably thinking that I am a freak of nature since what kind of a person wouldn’t love an extra day off of school? Who wouldn’t enjoy an extra day to play video games, watch TV and pull an all-nighter on movies instead of doing homework? Who wouldn’t just love having fun instead of learning that day? Nobody, right? Yeah… um… no. The thing is, I have this ambivalent relationship with field trips; while the prospect of a field trip initially fills my heart with joy, the academic demise it leads to makes me despise such excursions.

Yes, an extra day off of school does sound relaxing, especially during junior year, but the fact is that this beautiful dream always ends with a horrible nightmare. At the end of every field trip, there is always a horrible project waiting to be assigned. If only those projects are normal size. Instead, they often take you double the time you would have spent learning the information in class without going on the field trip.

Oh, and that’s not all. Field trips = skipping class = missing work = having to make up work and learning materials on your own. Yup, I am not feeling that. Did I mention the fact that such absences make you one step closer towards “Social Probation”?

All in all, it is just an incredibly inconvenient and inefficient way of learning. Let’s just say the truth here: Who in the world actually pays attention and tries to learn on a field-trip? Nobody. Yes, it is fun and a good relaxing method but the aftereffects of it are daunting. So, no Ms./Mr. Teacher, I would not like to go on a field trip.