Why I Don't Like Field Trips

8 things to consider before taking a class of students with self-regulation issues on a field trip to 6 Flags.

• Raymond might have a tantrum and pull your knit top below your left breast (where it stays unbeknownst to you) while waiting in the line for the log ride.
  
• Jason might snatch a man's wallet from his back pocket and toss all the money and cards in the air while waiting in the line for the log ride. 
• Jason might snatch a stranger girl's ice cream cone right out of her hand and start eating it while waiting in the line for the log ride.
• Jose might pull out his peetoe and stick it into a drain hole in the bottom of a large trash can and pee - near the entrance to 6 Flags.
• It might get so hot that Raymond becomes so thirsty and excited when he sees you balancing that cardboard tray of drinks that he leaps aloft and knocks the cardboard tray out of your hands spilling all the drinks into the gutter.
• Two other classmates may lose control and join Raymond on their hands and knees to slurp up the icy drinks from the gutter.
• You might lose Clinton.
• Your teacher colleague may experience a medical situation and need to leave briefly to stabilize herself while waiting in the line for the log ride.