Education World – Dr. Elena Krasnoperova
“It was hard enough to get parents to volunteer in your classroom at the beginning of the school year. Even then, the same small group of parents (usually, stay-at-home Moms) did all the heavy lifting at the school. Now it’s late Spring, and “volunteer fatigue” has fully set in. The heavy lifters have more than done their share of volunteering, and the curious onlookers are no longer so curious. You ask parents to lead a classroom activity or a holiday party, to chaperone a field trip, or to bring much-needed classroom supplies – and you hear… crickets. Nothing. Nada.”(more)