To think if parents can't take their kids out of school for educational holidays then neither should schools

[Prarieflower]

I'm not talking about cheap field trips but expensive jaunts few can afford to places like ski-ing or in the MS case Hollywood,Disney and Rodeo Drive.

Aside from anything else(the unfairness when parents can't even take their own kids out for a one day museum trip) having my kids being taught by jet lagged,exhausted teachers on their return for little educational benefit to a handful is not acceptable imvho.

I son't think anyone has advocated banning school trips.

But can someone tell me what the educational value of a trip to LA is?

Or the primary school trip to Venice that my friend has just forked out £400 for? This in a very disadvantaged area? Where the. Glisten left behind get to go to their local park?

Glisten = children.

You genuinely can't see the advantage of a trip to Venice? Really?

Studying classics and eng lit at ALevel - yes (although we went to Stratford)

Aged 11in the lady year of primary school? Not really. I think the year group would have done better with a trip that everyone could attend before they split up for secondary school.