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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Teachers don't want you there.  They bitch and moan about no parental involvement but when offered, they hem and haw then turn the offer down. No teacher wants you to see what's really going on in that classroom.

I was a SAHM of 5 kids. I volunteered regularly for years, no one ever took me up on my offer.  They want your money, your supplies but never want you there.

Go find out for yourself.[/quote]
Wow. That is not my experience.  I have a 1st and 2nd grader.  [b]They [/b]are itching for volunteers starting from Open House before school starts.  Sign up sheets are out and ready.[/quote]

The "they" you speak about are other moms who are over involved in every aspect of their kids lives. It's not the teachers. The moms have no life and need to be in the classroom to prove to themselves they are the best moms on earth.

The craziness ends by 4th grade. The "they" claim they no longer volunteer because "they" are sick of being the only one but the reality is it is unnecessary noise in the classroom, the teachers hate it and the kids are sick of their moms always breathing down their neck.[/quote]
Indeed because our children's education should take the backseat.  And the PP was right.  Our school is the same way.  the sign-up sheets are out there ready to be filled up, but not many people are signing up.  Therefore, the teachers("they") are the ones that have to approach the parents to see if they can come and help out.[/quote]

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