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    This document discusses the issue of whether parent volunteering should be mandatory in public schools. It notes that while some charter and private schools require a certain number of volunteer hours, most public schools do not. The article argues that making volunteering mandatory could help ensure more parental involvement, which research shows benefits children's academic performance and development. Supporters say mandatory volunteering gets more parents into the classroom and invested in their child's education. While some parents may object to a requirement that infringes on their time, the article responds that being involved in a child's school through activities like volunteering should be something parents want to do to support their child's learning and the school community.

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    This document discusses the issue of whether parent volunteering should be mandatory in public schools. It notes that while some charter and private schools require a certain number of volunteer hours, most public schools do not. The article argues that making volunteering mandatory could help ensure more parental involvement, which research shows benefits children's academic performance and development. Supporters say mandatory volunteering gets more parents into the classroom and invested in their child's education. While some parents may object to a requirement that infringes on their time, the article responds that being involved in a child's school through activities like volunteering should be something parents want to do to support their child's learning and the school community.

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    This document discusses the issue of whether parent volunteering should be mandatory in public schools. It notes that while some charter and private schools require a certain number of volunteer hours, most public schools do not. The article argues that making volunteering mandatory could help ensure more parental involvement, which research shows benefits children's academic performance and development. Supporters say mandatory volunteering gets more parents into the classroom and invested in their child's education. While some parents may object to a requirement that infringes on their time, the article responds that being involved in a child's school through activities like volunteering should be something parents want to do to support their child's learning and the school community.

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    Parent Volunteering Made Mandatory?


    By: Kayla Watson
    Schools were never designed for children to learn in isolation from family and community.
    Schools today are in dire need of parental involvement. While there are many parents that
    basically eat, live, and breathe being a parent and taking an active role in their childs academic
    career, some parents are not exactly jumping at the idea. To solve this problem many charter and
    private schools have made parent volunteering and Parent Teacher Association (PTA)
    participation mandatory in order for their child to be able to attend the school. This policy should
    be implemented in public schools all over this country.
    Wood states that there is "There's a general sense of urgency and, in some cases, frustration that
    parents are not as involved as they ought to be." This urgency is back up by research that states
    that in general, involved parents have successful children. While children whose parents arent as
    involved suffer from lower test scores and slow developmental progress. The federal government
    backs this concept; The No Child Left Behind policy requires schools with a greater percentage
    of underprivileged children to created parent outreach programs.
    Making volunteering mandatory for a set amount of hours during the school year would insure
    that many parents who choose to slack off in the parenting department are involved in their
    childs education at some point. It would also give parents who always volunteer and show up to
    every event a break making sure the responsibility of insuring that their childrens educational
    experience is great as possible is shared amongst one another. Many parents who have children
    that attend a school that requires mandatory parent involvement as well as the administration of
    these schools say that it is one of things that makes their childs school so successful. Jaime
    Januse, medication, Area Chair for the College of Education at University of Phoenix Central
    Valley Campus in Fresno, Calif., shares this enthusiasm for making parent volunteering

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    mandatory. In an interview she stated I think requiring parents to volunteer their time in their
    childrens school is a great idea, it helps get buy-in from the parents. It gets parents into the
    classroom and involved in their childrens education. Prior to her becoming chair at the
    University of Phoenix she worked at a school that served at-risk children who had behavioral and
    language learning problems. She found that her schools five-hour volunteer requirement
    benefited the growth and achievement of the school. She adamantly believes that parent
    involvement is absolutely essential to a school. According to Januse if there are no
    responsibilities placed on the parents with their childs education, it is a disservice to the child,
    but when the parents, the child, and community connect it builds such a strong foundation.
    Some parents feel that being required to volunteer is simply an intrusion of their time and their
    privacy. However, it shouldnt be looked at this way. Parents should want to give time to their
    child and the school whether its as simple as coming to have lunch with kids at school, being a
    room parent, helping grade papers at home on their own time, serving as a chaperone on field
    trips, and many other options. These things make a difference to children whether you know it or
    not. It an undeniable fact that children do better when parents are involved, so why not make it
    mandatory for parents to be involved?
    References
    Samuels, Christina A. "Parents' Mandatory Volunteering; Some Pr. William Schools
    Require a Contract Agreeing to Get Involved." The Washington Post. N.p., 22 Sept. 2004. Web.
    2016.
    "Volunteering in Schools: Should It Be Mandatory?" Conduct Disorders. N.p., n.d. Web. 22 Apr.
    2016

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