{"id":178,"date":"2017-01-12T08:17:45","date_gmt":"2017-01-12T13:17:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/lowreyconnection\/?p=178"},"modified":"2017-01-12T08:17:45","modified_gmt":"2017-01-12T13:17:45","slug":"25-ways-you-can-make-a-difference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/lowreyconnection\/2017\/01\/12\/25-ways-you-can-make-a-difference\/","title":{"rendered":"25 Ways You Can Make a Difference"},"content":{"rendered":"

School Family:<\/p>\n

25 Ways You Can Make a Difference<\/p>\n

Being involved in your children\u2019s education can be as simple as asking them about their school day or as bold as volunteering once a week for lunchroom duty.<\/em><\/p>\n

by Sharron Kahn Luttrell<\/p>\n

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  1. Ask your child about school.<\/strong>Saying \u201cTell me something you learned today\u201d shows your child that you\u2019re interested in what happens in the classroom.<\/li>\n
  2. Read to your child.<\/strong>As your children get older, let them read to you.<\/li>\n
  3. Help your child with homework.<\/strong>If your child doesn\u2019t need help, get in the habit of checking his answers.<\/li>\n
  4. Join your school\u2019s parent group.<\/strong>Attend a meeting to find out what\u2019s happening in school and how you can get involved.<\/li>\n
  5. Help out in your child\u2019s classroom.<\/strong>Most teachers are grateful for an extra set of hands. They might need you for special projects, or to work one-on-one or with small groups of children on reading, math, or other subjects.<\/li>\n
  6. Take over some of your teacher\u2019s photocopying.<\/strong>Commit to an hour or two a week of photocopying to free up your child\u2019s teacher for classwork.<\/li>\n
  7. Prepare a presentation for your child\u2019s class<\/strong>about your hobby or your family\u2019s ethnic or religious traditions.<\/li>\n
  8. Help decorate the classroom<\/strong>for a class party.<\/li>\n
  9. Volunteer in the lunchroom or at recess.<\/strong>This is a great way to get to know your children\u2019s schoolmates.<\/li>\n
  10. Help out in the school library.<\/strong>Librarians may need help cataloging books or straightening up after classes visit.<\/li>\n
  11. Help the art teacher<\/strong>mount student artwork for display. Or volunteer to assist with projects during art class.<\/li>\n
  12. Serve as volunteer tech support<\/strong>in the school media lab.<\/li>\n
  13. Paint scenery and build sets<\/strong>for the school play.<\/li>\n
  14. Answer phones and greet visitors<\/strong>in the school office.<\/li>\n
  15. Chaperone<\/strong>a field trip.<\/li>\n
  16. Take photographs<\/strong>for the school yearbook or memory book.<\/li>\n
  17. Volunteer to head a club or teach an after-school enrichment class.<\/strong>Share your expertise\u2014for example, photography, chess, or sewing doll clothes.<\/li>\n
  18. Speak at career day.<\/strong><\/li>\n
  19. Help plan school events<\/strong>such as dances, holiday productions, or special assemblies.<\/li>\n
  20. Work the concession stand<\/strong>at sporting events.<\/li>\n
  21. Offer to contribute to or produce the\u00a0school newsletter<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
  22. Work with school administrators to\u00a0write grant proposals or seek other funding sources<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
  23. Judge a competition<\/strong>such as a science fair or spelling bee.<\/li>\n
  24. Attend school board meetings.<\/strong>You\u2019ll learn about issues affecting your district.<\/li>\n
  25. Vote in school elections.<\/strong>Learn about candidates for school board. Take your child to the polls on election day so he can see you exercise your civic responsibility.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    School Family: 25 Ways You Can Make a Difference Being involved in your children\u2019s education can be as simple as asking them about their school day or as bold as volunteering once a week for lunchroom duty. by Sharron Kahn Luttrell Ask your child about school.Saying \u201cTell me something you learned today\u201d shows your child […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":813,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-178","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blogs"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/lowreyconnection\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/178","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/lowreyconnection\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/lowreyconnection\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/lowreyconnection\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/813"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/lowreyconnection\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=178"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/lowreyconnection\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/178\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/lowreyconnection\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=178"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/lowreyconnection\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=178"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/lowreyconnection\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=178"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}