Gas costs , budget cuts and test pressures have led some schools to cut field trips . The value of a field trip . One Atlanta school took all its 750 students to a museum as a one - time learning experience . Researcher : Some field trips aid critical thinking , social learning and historical empathy .
Gas costs , budget cuts and test pressures have led some schools to cut field trips . One Atlanta school took all its 750 students to a museum as a one - time learning experience . Researcher : Some field trips aid critical thinking , social learning and historical empathy .