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You will be smothered under a rug. You're a little
anti-social, and may want to start gaining new
social skills by making prank phone calls.
What horrible Edward Gorey Death will you die?
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You will be smothered under a rug. You're a little
anti-social, and may want to start gaining new
social skills by making prank phone calls.
What horrible Edward Gorey Death will you die?
brought to you by Quizilla
I admit it. I am a glutton for punishment. Every year for the last three years I have spent March and April swearing this was the last time I would coordinate our school's VIP Reading Day, and immediately after it happens, I start thinking about the next year's.
( VIP Reading Day: not for the fainthearted... )
And this is just part of my school volunteering. Over the past two years I have printed and collated literally thousands of newsletters. This year I spend an hour Tuesday mornings in D's class, helping two other little boys with their reading. (This morning I went in for a special time to help one of my reading group with his phonics.) On Thursdays, I go to K's class and help twelve special ed (kindergarten and first grade) students who are starting to learn to read. Lately, I've also started doing yard duty at D's school for all of Tuesday's lunch and part of Wednesday's. (That presents its own challenges: my very first yard duty stint, three first graders tried to leave campus when my back was turned.)
I would like to encourage any of you who have the opportunity to volunteer at your local schools to do so. They need it, almost undoubtedly. There are a lot of rewards: I get to see kids grow and change and feel like I am making a little bit of an impact for good in the world. K's teacher told me that every child needs at least three adults in his life besides his parents for emotional well-being.
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brian1789 also volunteers, not just in our sons' schools, but occasionally in a friend's sixth-grade classroom. He talks about geology and space topics, and has developed a killer demonstration of planetary evolution using the materials for Rice Krispy treats!
( VIP Reading Day: not for the fainthearted... )
And this is just part of my school volunteering. Over the past two years I have printed and collated literally thousands of newsletters. This year I spend an hour Tuesday mornings in D's class, helping two other little boys with their reading. (This morning I went in for a special time to help one of my reading group with his phonics.) On Thursdays, I go to K's class and help twelve special ed (kindergarten and first grade) students who are starting to learn to read. Lately, I've also started doing yard duty at D's school for all of Tuesday's lunch and part of Wednesday's. (That presents its own challenges: my very first yard duty stint, three first graders tried to leave campus when my back was turned.)
I would like to encourage any of you who have the opportunity to volunteer at your local schools to do so. They need it, almost undoubtedly. There are a lot of rewards: I get to see kids grow and change and feel like I am making a little bit of an impact for good in the world. K's teacher told me that every child needs at least three adults in his life besides his parents for emotional well-being.
brian1789 also volunteers, not just in our sons' schools, but occasionally in a friend's sixth-grade classroom. He talks about geology and space topics, and has developed a killer demonstration of planetary evolution using the materials for Rice Krispy treats!
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