True story: when I was in public school, we once went on a field trip to Ottawa's Lower Town so that our teachers could show us how poor people lived. "Look at their laundry on a line," said the teacher (not knowing that this is how we did our laundry at home). The trip was illuminating, though perhaps not in the intended way, and in general, I think travel is among the best of learning opportunities. That's what this article is about. "Meaningful learning happens when people actively engage with problems and experiences, drawing on what they already know while constructing new knowledge. The learner is not simply a recipient of information. Learning is designed with the learner at the center, and learners often actively participate in shaping their own learning experiences. Travel functions in much the same way." Travel, though, is a privilege, though were it up to me I would incorporate it as much as possible in the education of young people.
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