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[quote=Anonymous]In our MCPS schools, I found that teachers and admins did not want parents volunteering in the classroom.  They probably thought that the parents that volunteer would be 1) more critical (usually seen in schools with more classroom discipline issues), 2) have their own agenda (need special attention for kids),  3) distracting to the  kids in the classroom or 4) change the power dynamics in the classroom.

Yes, absolutely volunteer in the school but understand what your motivations are.  In different schools, I found either the PTA very cliquey or non-existent.  I have always donated really generously (several hundred dollars) to the PTA, helped with evening shifts of book fairs, and bought dishes and other goods for any teacher appreciation events.    But, my experience in ES was pretty much as a volunteer mom in the classroom.  I stayed away from the printing, laminating and cutting tasks that the ES teachers tend to give parents.  My involvement was mainly to - read stories in circle time in early ES and  help as a volunteer in math accelerated classroom.

In ES, I signed up to chaperone the field trips.  This is by far the best.

My kids are neurotypical, well behaved, very motivated and top performers academically, so I did not need any help from the school or teachers. However, it allowed me to understand how limited the school curriculum was and so I knew how to enrich them outside of school hours to meet their needs. [/quote]

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