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Originally Posted by AOII_LB93
I'm also wondering if our society doesn't encourage helicoptering in a way...granted I'm a HS teacher, but at all of the local elementary schools there are "class parents" and it's expected that the parents of all the kids show up and help out in some form or another. There's a message board and yahoo groups for the parents of the community where I live and for the particular schools. I don't have children yet, but I find this odd. Am I out of the ordinary?
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I think that it really depends on the school and its needs. We had them back in my day too. Some schools
require that the parents (or their designee like a grandparent) put in X amount of volunteer hours at the school. It's part of the obligation when you enroll. It can range from library helper to playground monitor o working shifts at the school fair. I volunteered on library and computer days. Sometimes it was for my child's class but most often not. I was also a room mom and there was no room for helicoptering. I coordinated two parties a year the class gift for the annual auction, and Christmas and End-of-Year presents for the teacher. I did utilize e-mail alot because that was the best way to contact the parents.