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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So one person said get the mom volunteers out of the classroom and another said she/he needs a secretary. As someone who works flexible hours and can volunteer a bit, I ask-why not put out a wish list of what parents could do to help and let us sign up. I admit I am not willing to do too much secretarial work, as I in my profession don't have a secretary either so I do my own. However, I am willing to xerox once a semester for you and I am happy to go sit and help a child with work or calming down who is acting since my own child has special needs. On teacher had us simply supervise independent work while she did small group work and she loved the help. [/quote]

Agree that those things could be helpful.  Having been a teacher, I was surprised when DS's teacher gave volunteers tasks that should have been private.  The teacher was naive if she things that parents keep their mouths shut.  (I always did as a volunteer--but that came from my experience as a teacher when I would have never discussed a child's work with another child's parent.)  I was stunned to hear other parents share information that should have been private.

Copying, helping out kids while the teacher works with small groups is fine--grading tests and using the gradebook is not.
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