Throughout elementary and middle school, students always look forward to field trips. 

But, they become much less common as you enter high school. 

In my opinion, this shouldn’t be the case.

The problem is that the only way students can really go on field trips is if they’re involved in a fine arts program, and most of the time those trips are more than 500 dollars, which not everyone can afford. 

It’s not fair that the few opportunities offered are inaccessible to many. 

Field trips can be simultaneously fun and educational, and they don’t necessarily have to be expensive. 

There are plenty of ways to do small field trips that are only half-day experiences, so they don’t have to require an overnight stay. 

It could also be possible to connect a field trip to material learned in a class, like going to a museum or a zoo.

Understandably, teenagers can be picky; it’s not as easy to please us with learning-based activities as it used to be.

But, I personally believe that we students deserve a break every once in a while since we have to be at school five days a week. 

We could arrange it to where we have one or two small trips every quarter, and then one bigger grade-level trip at the end of the year, like the way we do the annual senior trip.

It’s unreasonable to expect students to try their best and always be productive at school if they hate coming, so to combat that issue, we can start throwing some fun into the mix, which would end up benefiting teachers and students.

If we got students excited about a field trip, we could make it where you have to keep up good attendance to be able to go, encouraging students to show up and do their work. 

And, lessons would go smoother if students actually wanted to learn and listen to their teachers. 

So, all in all, field trips don’t have to be a waste of time; they can be a great opportunity.