Volunteering opportunities for middle school students.

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Anonymous wrote:Why do they even have this silly requirement in middle school?

Some free labor for schools.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Why do they even have this silly requirement in middle school?

Some free labor for schools.

+1 Bingo.

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Anonymous wrote:Why do they even have this silly requirement in middle school?

Because children learn skills they'll need as adults from it. Kind of like the silly requirement that they read and write and do math.

Oh please. Reading + math are not at the same level as volunteering.

Service Learning isn't volunteering. We've established that. It's an opportunity for children to be in an environment where people are working and learn about the world of work. It teaches important skills.

You've established squat. If the emphasis is on learning, the MS should arrange for it and deal with it. Why trouble the parents?

+1 Exactly.

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Anonymous wrote:Why do they even have this silly requirement in middle school?

Some free labor for schools.

+1 Bingo.

It was part of the state wide civics curriculum. To help kids learn to be citizens that contribute to collective society.

It is also a part of the National Junior Honor Society--with the idea that part of Honor is not just academic merit but service to your community.

Anyone who works for a middle school knows that their "labor"-is often more work than it's worth, so I highly doubt that "free labor" figures in to the calculation.

[Anonymous]

FCPS requires that NJHS service hours must be completed only at any FCPS school or school related PTA event. Hours outside of FCPS are not accepted towards NJHS goals, atleast this is what we were told in the instructions from our middle school. My son volunteered at our local elementary school book fairs and PTA sponsored school events, school library, after school garden clubs, science labs etc.

Anonymous wrote:I have no idea. My child said he would volunteer, under the supervision of his chess tutor, to provide free chess lessons to younger kids in the community. National Junior Honor Society rejected this as community service.

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Anonymous wrote:Why do they even have this silly requirement in middle school?

Some free labor for schools.

+1 Bingo.

It was part of the state wide civics curriculum. To help kids learn to be citizens that contribute to collective society.

It is also a part of the National Junior Honor Society--with the idea that part of Honor is not just academic merit but service to your community.

Anyone who works for a middle school knows that their "labor"-is often more work than it's worth, so I highly doubt that "free labor" figures in to the calculation.

Joining the national junior honor society is a choice. Students know what the requirements are and do not have to join. But mandating ALL middle schoolers complete service hours when they aren’t enrolled in this society is ridiculous.

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Volunteer Fairfax has a searchable database and programs for younger kids and families.

https://www.volunteerfairfax.org/individuals-groups/individuals-groups-get-involved/youth-family-volunteering/

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Anonymous wrote:Why do they even have this silly requirement in middle school?

Some free labor for schools.

+1 Bingo.

It was part of the state wide civics curriculum. To help kids learn to be citizens that contribute to collective society.

It is also a part of the National Junior Honor Society--with the idea that part of Honor is not just academic merit but service to your community.

Anyone who works for a middle school knows that their "labor"-is often more work than it's worth, so I highly doubt that "free labor" figures in to the calculation.

Joining the national junior honor society is a choice. Students know what the requirements are and do not have to join. But mandating ALL middle schoolers complete service hours when they aren’t enrolled in this society is ridiculous.

What happens if a student doesn't hit their hours?

[Anonymous]

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FCPS requires that NJHS service hours must be completed only at any FCPS school or school related PTA event. Hours outside of FCPS are not accepted towards NJHS goals, atleast this is what we were told in the instructions from our middle school. My son volunteered at our local elementary school book fairs and PTA sponsored school events, school library, after school garden clubs, science labs etc.

Anonymous wrote:I have no idea. My child said he would volunteer, under the supervision of his chess tutor, to provide free chess lessons to younger kids in the community. National Junior Honor Society rejected this as community service.

This must be school specific because DD has been allowed to count her Girl Scout Volunteering towards NJHS.

[Anonymous]

Contact clubs at your school and see if they need help, or the elementary schools.

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Anonymous wrote:Why do they even have this silly requirement in middle school?

Some free labor for schools.

+1 Bingo.

It was part of the state wide civics curriculum. To help kids learn to be citizens that contribute to collective society.

It is also a part of the National Junior Honor Society--with the idea that part of Honor is not just academic merit but service to your community.

Anyone who works for a middle school knows that their "labor"-is often more work than it's worth, so I highly doubt that "free labor" figures in to the calculation.

Does the state-wide civics curriculum also teach kids that there is a word for being forced to work against your will - namely, "slavery"?

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Anonymous wrote:Why do they even have this silly requirement in middle school?

Some free labor for schools.

+1 Bingo.

It was part of the state wide civics curriculum. To help kids learn to be citizens that contribute to collective society.

It is also a part of the National Junior Honor Society--with the idea that part of Honor is not just academic merit but service to your community.

Anyone who works for a middle school knows that their "labor"-is often more work than it's worth, so I highly doubt that "free labor" figures in to the calculation.

Does the state-wide civics curriculum also teach kids that there is a word for being forced to work against your will - namely, "slavery"?

Wow. Not.the.same.at.all

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Why do they even have this silly requirement in middle school?

Some free labor for schools.

+1 Bingo.

It was part of the state wide civics curriculum. To help kids learn to be citizens that contribute to collective society.

It is also a part of the National Junior Honor Society--with the idea that part of Honor is not just academic merit but service to your community.

Anyone who works for a middle school knows that their "labor"-is often more work than it's worth, so I highly doubt that "free labor" figures in to the calculation.

Does the state-wide civics curriculum also teach kids that there is a word for being forced to work against your will - namely, "slavery"?

So, do you object to homework? Standardized testing?

The whole premise of public school is that kids do things in return for a diploma. If you consider that slavery then why aren't you homeschooling? Why are you complaining about the one, most flexible, piece of this so called slavery.

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Go into FCPS’ Naviance and look under x2VOL. There are several options for service projects.

[Anonymous]

Is there a form or log to track service hours?