Why parents should volunteer to help kindergarten teachers in the classroom

Kindergarten is the foundation that sets the stage for children to excel in school with an eagerness that promotes their willingness to learn and their desire to grow their young minds. Lacking skills necessary to succeed (once promoted from kindergarten) in first grade can gravely impact a child’s ability to keep up with his or her peers, cause children to feel incapable of learning, as well as unnecessarily delay their passing on to second grade and beyond. This is a travesty since many schools, at least in the public arena, continue to promote children from kindergarten to first grade despite the children’s performance records clearly indicating they should remain in kindergarten for additional... Read more...