Going on the website my Professor gave us was very informative and gave me many ideas of places I would want to take my students, whether it is an actual field trip or a virtual one. On this website, there are places to take your students right in our backyard and places across the world. The field trip I decided to pick was the 9/11 Tribute Museum.
I decided to pick the 9/11 Tribute Museum because I believe it is not talked enough about in school, and we really do not look at it and see all the lost lives. 9/11 is not even in the history books yet; when I was in high school, 9/11 was not in the books, and we did not even talk about it. This is such an important part of our history; it shows how we, as a nation, came together to help people. My parents know exactly where they were when 9/11 happened. Our students won’t know that, and that is why I think they need to go to the Tribute to learn what happened, how many lives were lost, and how we came together as a nation to help each other. Especially because we live in New Jersey, some people could see the towers falling from their backyards. My father is a police officer for New Jersey Transit, and he had to rush my mom home from work so she could watch me and him go to the train station to get people off the trains coming from New York. I want my student to learn about how many lives were affected.
Going on the website and seeing all of the information about the 9/11 Tribute Museum, it was fascinating to see what was donated and reading people’s stories. It also shows the aftermath of that day and what New York looked like. The museum is also a non-profit. It was built in 2006 to share family experiences, survivor stories, and people who lived in Manhattan. I would love to take my students here and have them learn about 9/11 and how it affected everyone and changed people’s lives. That 9/11 is the reason for all of the security measures when getting onto an airplane, that if we see a bag by itself, we report it.
Please let me know if you will take your class to this 9/11 Tribute Museum and what you think will add to your classroom and help your students learn about 9/11. After looking at the website, I would also want to know what other places you would like to take your students on a virtual field trip!