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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It makes me sad how many people volunteer at school for their own perceived benefit and not…the good of the children!! Wth! How about you volunteer at the school because it’s the right thing to do. [/quote]

Because nobody does anything in life for those reasons alone. Even when you do something because it's the "right thing to do," in the back of your mind you are also doing it to increase your chances of being perceived well by others, reduce your future risk of being blamed for wrongdoing, etc. These motivations might not be in the forefront of your mind, but your subconscious is working out all the math behind the scenes. [/quote]

There's truth to this but it's not universal. I find volunteering at school kind of painful but force myself to do it a few times a year because I know they need volunteers and I know my kid likes it when I do. So I guess I'm "doing the math" on the teachers and PTA andy kid liking me more if I volunteer? I'm a person in society and I do want to be like and respected.

But that's different from wanting some quid pro quo of favors for my kid. Wanting to live up to the social contract so people think we'll of you generally is different than just transactionally hoping you will get something of value in return.[/quote]

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