She's actually not wrong about this: our school has parent volunteers, mostly housewives, who come in and volunteer sometimes, in exchange for literacy classes (they're mostly Hispanic.) Parent involvement IS the key to improving children's behavior and academic success. I've seen it every year for 15 years: kids with parents who parent do fine in school. Kids whose parents don't particularly care do not.
Well, maybe I could volunteer if I didn’t have to work like a madman to pay the taxes that go to “education”...
A nearby county high school had* a paid fishing coach. A freakin’ fishing coach! That is NOT a particularly wealthy area, either, nor is it heavily dependent on angling.
*”Had”, as he got nailed for messing around with some of the female students. I have no idea if there is a new fishing coach. I’m not a bad fisherman when I actually have any time to pursue it, and I like kids (not per the above creep, tho’!) — maybe I should apply!
That all said, I could agree with Fauxahontas if she urged and assisted parents to investigate and make public where all the “education” $$ are going!! A portion of Warren’s own website would be a good place to (volunteer??!!) such support.