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Many parents have lost the art of parenting due to the many demands they face daily. These stresses are no doubt trickling down to their children. Furthermore, today's children are growing at a very drastic speed. Interested parents can become parent volunteers and lend their part in the education of their children thereby making the school life of children more happy and joy filled.
Parents by taking the role of volunteers can go to the school and help teachers in making the classroom experience even more interesting than what it is currently. The role played by parent volunteers is really worth as they are of great help to the children, the teacher and also to the classroom. All parents who are keen in volunteering can be engaged for this program.
Involving parents in the classroom activities is getting accolades by many teachers today. Yet, it is very vital to make out the suitable tasks for delegating to parents. From basic tasks done by a teacher to direct association within the classroom, there are a wide variety of tasks which can be delegated to parent volunteers.
In general, many teachers delegate teaching related works to parent volunteers. A small sized school desk or a table is placed outside the class room for helping parents to do the work delegated to them. Normally, time consuming jobs are the ones that are delegated to such parents. This helps in saving the time of the teacher.
Sort out books in the order required by the teacher, returning books that have been borrowed from the library, helping slow paced students in their work etc are a few simple things which parent contribute as volunteers. However, initial induction needs to be given to all parents who are enrolling in the volunteer program of the school.
Even students can benefit from parents who are volunteering. Generally, all students may not excel or perform in the same manner. There may be a few students who are slow in writing or grasping what is taught to them at school. Parents, who are volunteering, can possibly assist such students in their study activities.
There may also be few children, who would require a little extra time and notice from the teacher than the other children of the class. Such students can be sent out of the classroom in a sequence, so that the parents can assist them in learning the lessons, or doing the homework or so. Also, when a small group of students are being taught by the teacher, parent volunteers can go around the classroom and keep the remaining students engaged in some kind of activity.
