tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-748179198768535574.post3722751094571171754..comments2023-03-31T06:31:01.370-07:00Comments on The Lioness at the Gate: Parental Involvement in Children's EducationEmilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11450808986911204788noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-748179198768535574.post-15928066424185221632011-11-24T23:37:45.719-07:002011-11-24T23:37:45.719-07:00interesting question. i choose, for the time bein...interesting question. i choose, for the time being, to be more involved in my kids classrooms. mostly because of my son. he is on a 504 plan, and i want to have good communication with the teacher, as well as being able to watch him in the classroom and with the other kids. my daughter just loves me coming to her class, so i continue to do that. i have tried to help when i can with the larger activities, but the meetings for our booster club are at an inconvenient time, and sometimes our schedule just doesn't allow for it. i'm sure my lack of commitment also stems from the fact that i've known since we got here that we would move in a few years (we're army) so while i do my best, i don't want to invest too much of my time and efforts into something that i'm not in for the long haul. i will try and make an effort though, in our next location. gave me some good things to think about.TJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09831373324547267019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-748179198768535574.post-23858004649958078982011-11-11T08:34:08.510-07:002011-11-11T08:34:08.510-07:00My mom wasn't involved in school activities. A...My mom wasn't involved in school activities. As a result, we didn't go to events and activities much either. I don't know what I was missing and it doesn't bother me. We spent A LOT of time together as a family doing all kinds of things together. School was just the place we went to for our formal education and after school is when we lived. I wouldn't trade that for anything. So, it's just a matter of how you want to spend time enriching your children's lives; whether through school or home activities -as long as your with them in a positive environment is what matters.Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14197489745339666342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-748179198768535574.post-86811580073257784222011-11-09T22:47:11.694-07:002011-11-09T22:47:11.694-07:00I'm totally impressed with the ones who change...I'm totally impressed with the ones who change their work schedules so they can help out. I think it's really cool (of course, not everyone can do that...).Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11450808986911204788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-748179198768535574.post-58203943976677329892011-11-09T22:46:00.747-07:002011-11-09T22:46:00.747-07:00Hi! Nice to meet you Rebecca. Thanks for comment...Hi! Nice to meet you Rebecca. Thanks for commenting! What's really interesting to me, too, though (something I've learned this year when trying to find volunteers), is I bet about half the people volunteering DO work. I was shocked!!! I thought it would be the SAHMs holding it down, but I guess it's just a priority thing. The trick is, that yes, the ones who work are volunteering, but they are also more limited in what they can do. Have you noticed that at all?Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11450808986911204788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-748179198768535574.post-25229968420644277462011-11-09T22:35:37.256-07:002011-11-09T22:35:37.256-07:00I think those bigger activities serve different pu...I think those bigger activities serve different purposes. I know that my favorite ones are the parent/child activities....mother/son, father/daughter one year and then switched the following year. When I help at those, I see these children getting to spend time with that one parent. It is a special night for them and all the hours of work go into creating the experience for each child that comes that otherwise would probably not have gotten that time with their mom or dad.<br />I agree about the frustration of there being fewer and fewer parents available to volunteer. I REALLY believe in the influence that parent involvement can have in a child's education...but so many moms I know are going to work (mostly by choice) and that simply leaves more burden on the shoulders of the few SAHM's still around!Rebeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05458151840924363311noreply@blogger.com