[Az-Geocaching] Yeeehaw!

[Shari Guida]

But the teacher did get permission, or so it states. It's not the first time a teacher (or a scout leader) has utilized geocaching as a teaching tool and a group activity. And that's a very good thing. It would have been more prudent to have placed a cache further away from the school. However, some school budgets and the bugaboo with permission slips don't allow for field trips as much as they used to. Should the teacher then abandon the activity entirely? 

And where is the reviewer's responsibility in this? Yes, I know they are very busy and I do appreciate the work they do. Did the cache say it was on school property with school permission? The reviewer ought to have at least reminded the teacher that despite permission this might not be a very good idea. There used to be a cache in Avondale that was on school property. Not only was it on school property, the page said where the video camera was and to smile and wave at it. I searched for it on a Sunday and it still had a major creep factor....just because it was on school property.

My 1 cent worth.

Shari of Shamik




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From: Richard Daines <rjdaines at gmail.com>
To: listserv at azgeocaching.com
Sent: Wednesday, April 22, 2009 5:52:56 AM
Subject: Re: [Az-Geocaching] Yeeehaw!

I can think of a couple of cache right of the top of my head that are at Junior Colleges.


On Wed, Apr 22, 2009 at 7:45 AM, PATRICK FINLEY <Fastball50 at msn.com> wrote:

Paul hit the nail right on the head. I'm convinced that a lot 
of cachers really don't even read the guidelines for placing caches, and 
very frequently place caches that don't adhere to those guidelines. Based on the 
history of that particular school, I'm not so sure I would have allowed a cache 
of this type to be placed there. The fact that the cache owner was a teacher at 
that school and that HE didn't read the guidelines makes it even worse. It would 
sure be nice if most folks put a little more thought into the placement of 
their caches instead of just spewing out cache containers.................My 1 
1/2 cents worth.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: AZPAUL 
To: listserv at azgeocaching.com 
Sent: Wednesday, April 22, 2009 5:13  AM
Subject: Re: [Az-Geocaching]  Yeeehaw!
It seems that the teacher did have permission of the school  district, as the teachers quote in the article indicates  "My  administration knew; I also got a district grant for it,". Unfortunately  it didn't get passed on to the rest of the teaching staff.

The main  problem was the following guideline was ignored by the teacher and his  class.