Today we went on a field trip. We drove to DC, took the metro into town, spent hours exploring the air and space museum, ate lunch from a food truck, rode the metro back, and drove home with almost instantly sleeping kids. It was a packed day.
On the face of it it sounds like an awesome day, and there were a lot of high points. The question I had though at the end was is this getting through? We spent the majority of the time in the museum directing attention, corralling stragglers, and generally failing to explain the coolness/importance of the things we were looking at. There were some very frustrating moments to be honest.
I realize I might be taking it all a bit too seriously given our kids ages, but I really wonder, at the end of the day, when we were riding the metro back to the car, what were they taking with them? What did they learn? Were seeds sown that will grow into a desire for exploration? Will it inspire learning?
I hope so. I guess the final take aways from our contributions as parents are rarely seen until years later, and even maybe not then. But I wish I could see it now.
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