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<p>I have no problems with either field trips or speakers. Both can be excellent ways to supplement and/or foster learning. It’s difficult to argue with you concerning your point on how requirements are set up. However, the fact is that the requirements are what they are. That being the case a tremendous amount of the burden does in fact fall on the school and the teacher. I agree it shouldn’t be that way but in practice it is. The end result is even more of a load on classroom teachers as opposed to putting the onus for fulfillment on the students and their parents.</p>