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[quote=Anonymous]My kids are in middle school now, but when they were in ES, I did a moderate amount of volunteering as my work schedule allowed.  Fortunately we have flex scheduling, so I was able to help with a few things.

The only preferential treatment that I saw was that when you volunteer, you become a known entity to the teaching staff.  They've met you, they've talked with you and know you are a more involved parent.  Working with/talking with teachers means that they have a little more background information about your family.  Familiarity with the family helps the teachers bond with the students and also helps them talk with the students.  My children were much more comfortable with their teachers with that familiarity which helped the teachers work with the students.

Also, sometimes when the teacher needs to pick kids for various things, and needs to do it faster or that needs to do something independently, they will sometimes prefer children who they trust or know that has done something before.  Students they know less about will be chosen when they have time to supervise the children.  This is not often, but sometimes occurs.

Any preferential treatment is minor and mostly due to familiarity.  Your child can get the same benefit if they are active and engaged in school.  So, the primary benefit of volunteering for preferential treatment is if your child is shy and does not volunteer for classroom activity themselves much.  Being a volunteer means that you can help encourage your child to be more engaged and active or at least help the teacher get more familiar with your child, which then increases their chances of being picked for things.[/quote]

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