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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m thankful for kids’ sports coaches if they are volunteer, or the parent that volunteers to run an after school math club, or chess club, or be the Science Olympiad leader/coach.

I’m not thankful for the “room parents” that keep distracting education with too many dumb class parties or the parties that do school carnival or whatever.  I don’t need other parents to “make things fun” at school.  School is for education and schools are doing a pretty bad job at it- and it isn’t because of lack of parent volunteers to throwing parties or lack of snacks in the teachers’ break room[/quote]

So kids would be smarter and learn more if school was more unpleasant?[/quote]

It is unhelpful. Schools is perfectly pleasant without parents fighting and clawing to get the sign up sheet first for these extras. It’s unnecessary and judging my the sheer number of posts about parents complaining about not being able “get a spot” on the sign up, it isn’t about actually helping.  It’s about it being seen, feeling important, gaining affection from your kid (and maybe other peoples) and getting insider info about which teachers to request, which kids to say you don’t want yours in class with, etc.  We all know how it is. [/quote]

So what do you volunteer to do?
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I got ortin gillingham training and volunteer for an organization that sends me to various local schools to tutor the kids struggling to read. I don’t have any children assigned to me at my own child’s school. [/quote]

That’s a great idea! Do you think traditional school can be challenging for kids with dyslexia? Do you think they appreciate going on a field trip or having a class party?
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