PARENT PERSPECTIVE
Helping Hands By Amy Hues, Parent
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chools across the country help to empower our the teachers? I knew that many of the questions led to children with learning and knowledge so that they one unanimous answer; I needed to get involved with my can become successful individuals in life. By providing child’s education more than just dropping him off every life skills such as; communication, critical thinking, day. independence and social skills, our children are able to Getting involved became important to me, as it not grow up and go on to become whatever they choose only was it allowing me to make connections with the to be. The encouragement and teachers and staff but it provided involvement from us as parents help me a new appreciation to see how them feel that their dreams become teachers work together for our realities. children. Becoming more involved also Leading by example is just one shed light on how the events that go of the many things we can do for on throughout the school could not our children. There are many ways happen without the help of volunteers. that we can do this, specifically Between the events, and getting inside around their education. Children the classrooms there are always learn by example, therefore, when opportunities and things that we can you become a part of your child’s do for our schools, teachers and education, it can impact and improve children. It was also an opportunity qualities that we don’t always take to meet their friends, their friends’ into consideration, such as behavior, parents and learn who our children attendance, and social skills. By are growing up with as they move parents/guardians being informed on throughout their education while and excited about what is going creating new relationships. Watching on at the school, in turn displays the children get excited was another to children the desire to become benefit. When you come in to do excited and adapt in their school reading groups, or are walking through Amy Hues poses with her family. setting. the halls from making copies, the kids I remember dropping off our become very excited to see you. oldest for his first year of kindergarten in 2019. I vividly Becoming involved is so much more than just attending remember watching him walk away. I immediately felt the events throughout the year or participating in fundraisers. words “well, what is next” come over me. This question I have found “being involved” can mean being physically led me to have many more questions about what was present on campus or seeing what teachers need to better going on around the school, what kind of events are being serve our children, after all, our teachers are where it all put on this year, and how often do we get to hear from begins! Being involved can also include seeing if the front 34 OCTOBER 2023
