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Originally Posted by Nyssa
I agree that assigning books can spoil it for some children, but I've never heard of a field trip spoiling the location for a child.
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I'm afraid it can get like that for children. They get dragged along to some goldrush re-enactment town or whatever, and are distracted by: a) they're not at school so they can run around and play up; b) their friends; c) how 'boring' it is (mainly because it is foisted onto them rather than requested by them); d) often lackluster or condescending tour guides, teachers that treat it like a virtual day off from teaching, etc.
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Originally Posted by Nyssa
I avoided my classroom reading lists like the plague. Not because I wasn't interested in the books, but because I knew the teachers would teach them to death (and I never made lower than a "B" on the follow up exams), therefore negating my need to actually read the books. I spent the time reading other books, for fun, instead. I believe, The Fountainhead and Little Women were the only two classroom books I actually read at the time they were assigned.
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Yes, it can get like that too.
Also, the reading environment at home can be poor for some students. It depends on parents and the example they set in terms of reading.