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[quote=Anonymous]I volunteer monthly at the school, helping the teacher come up with a project idea for a lesson that the kids are learning like continents and oceans, harvest day, etc.  I work full-time but I have time in the evenings.  The kids love to help put the materials together.  Plus, I reach out to the parents for basic stuff like newspapers, coffee filters, empty baby food jars, 2 liter bottles, etc.  My actual time in the classroom each month is no more than 1.5 hrs so it isn't a major production to take off from work.  We usu schedule the day for Thurs or Fri.  I wish more parents would do it because the kids love that interaction and diversity.  If you want to go to compare notes, then it isn't a good idea.  For me, I genuinely like the children, enjoy being with DD, and truly want to help the teacher out.  I was just there today.  My 2nd grade DD told me that today was the best day ever for her this week and wrote about it.  She loves that I am in there with her because she knows I work and am choosing to do all of that.  I wouldn't have it any other way because time flies and I won't get this time back.  I don't want to be saying 5 or 10 years from now, "I wish I had been more in tune or involved."  Spending just an hour to an hour and a half a month in the classroom is a small contribution from me with HUGE rewards.  [/quote]

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