ABSTRACT
This chapter examines some of the fundamentals of how teachers use these new texts as students conduct investigations outside of the classroom. Students seek knowledge in the places where subjects begin. They can experience an original event through scientific inquiry, data analysis, observation, and dialogue. When teachers take a critical stance toward learning in the community, there are no limits to what can serve as sources of knowledge. When students do authentic research in their communities, they come to spend more time "looking out" rather than looking up information because the answers are out in the community. The original discovery ignites different responses and more questions. A teacher might organize a foray into the local woods and ask students to find examples of interdependence and interrelationship. Teachers who seek authentic learning experiences find ways for students to meet directly with other people and places. The real challenge of fundraising is educating others to the worth of learning outside the classroom.
