Dear MM,

I hope this will help you a lot. Not that it means allot as in allotment. Although nothing means a lot. Okay let me tell you this forward and you'll be in my hospital ward. Hehe! Parents are the most caring and loving people anyway you turn around. Are you a caring parent? Yeah parent, you are a parent. Single mother! What you know about parenting? The role of parents evolved inside the home of the children. When the kids are at school the role of the teachers are emphasized and what matters to them matter to us the parents. On being involved? You are a teacher don't you? Are you caring and knowledgeable? Why bother about parents support or involvement in the students when you know right there the reason why they are in school is to learn. They are not there to feel at home. They are there at your place to study and LEARN! If they can get so much knowledge from TV why bother go to school. Yeah I know school gives certification. That's what it is accreditation. And the students deserve to receive them from the teacher who deserved such respect and therefore the principal plays an important role and the task to know who these teachers need the "label."

Pls. don't make it complicated because knowing how and why you as a teacher is there in the first place and you are paid and the kids need to get something from you as a teacher. It's a give & take process. My home is already a house, a home and a school. Don't make me shut down the few schools left standing there. You know...

Concerned parents

P.S. Whatever feelings you have whether sentiments or any problems you have about the students don't you think its best for you to relay the messages to the school principal? Not for public viewing.

P.S. 1 Are you not from  Missouri? You look kinda familiar. I think I have seen your picture in National Geographic.

I remember a teacher once complained about the many absences in student's attendance is because of the following reasons: family conflict, dysfunctional families, divorce, sickness, poverty, unemployment, and what else to add in the list?

You can add some other reasons to make you happy so that you have a job to solve, resolve for your expertise is needed in matters of conflict or catskills are needed.

In other countries, parents are not allowed to volunteer for reasons that every students are highly competent or competition arised in every schools and having parents involvement inside the school will just help change the "grades" of the students and that's unfair for those who are really well deserving. Suckers beware!