tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5425734.post7880531388583570973..comments2023-08-21T05:11:40.272-07:00Comments on headspacej: Best Field Trip EverJeremyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01293317607000363396noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5425734.post-47463845568154314792007-02-08T10:52:00.000-08:002007-02-08T10:52:00.000-08:00You're so right -- it is breathtakingly simple -- ...You're so right -- it is breathtakingly simple -- in sharp contrast to the complexity and bureaucracy of school. <BR/><BR/>I LOVE that idea of taking kids on a term-long walk across the country. It boggles the mind to think of the real, contextual learning that would take place. Imagine kids experiencing that living lab of natural ecosystems, interesting people, the necessities and joys of food, communities, local economies...Jeremyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01293317607000363396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5425734.post-52438775569451100042007-02-07T20:12:00.000-08:002007-02-07T20:12:00.000-08:00Hi Jeremy, thanks for sharing this. It is a start...Hi Jeremy, thanks for sharing this. <BR/><BR/>It is a startlingly different approach to the field trip. I love it. <BR/><BR/>I love the "happiness" theme, the collaborative context, the connections to real people and real places. It is simply breathtaking in its simplicity and at the same time so powerful. <BR/><BR/>The kids who participate will be changed forever. It reminds me of of a secondary teacher I work with in New Zealand who reckons we would have much more interesting kids if we replaced the whole Year 9 curriculum activities with a year spent walking the length of the North and South Island - from Cape Reinga to Bluff.<BR/><BR/>My mind is already crowded with ideas on how we could use this idea to explore some of the values/ competencies in our new draft curriculum.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com