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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 264312" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>You can get some surprising skills when volunteering, ones you never realised you were getting. I honed my writing and publishing skills as a volunteer; I got some vlauable free education as an editor which I've since used professionally. I did a course as a telephone counsellor and spent some years taking calls.</p><p></p><p>I've volunteered at the local school teaching chess; I did it originally when difficult child 3 was a student there and I needed to do something that he could do, something to show other kids that he wasn't just some dumb weird kid. I also wanted to show the school that I would put something back, not just take all the time. I also wanted to teach the kids that using the brain was a good thing, it wasn't just a nerd thing and jocks can be smart too, if they choose to be. </p><p>After difficult child 3 left that school I still kept the class going even though I had no help form any staff (other than allowing me to continue, and granting me space). They were very happy for me to do it and supported me verbally, they even covered the cost of a couple of book awards at the end of each year. Most years.</p><p></p><p>We're now moving away from this because the rules have changed and difficult child 3 is no longer permitted to come along and help (which was providing osme useful social interaction for him as well as showing the local kids that difficult child 3 is OK). </p><p></p><p>So volunteering is now moving into a new phase...</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 264312, member: 1991"] You can get some surprising skills when volunteering, ones you never realised you were getting. I honed my writing and publishing skills as a volunteer; I got some vlauable free education as an editor which I've since used professionally. I did a course as a telephone counsellor and spent some years taking calls. I've volunteered at the local school teaching chess; I did it originally when difficult child 3 was a student there and I needed to do something that he could do, something to show other kids that he wasn't just some dumb weird kid. I also wanted to show the school that I would put something back, not just take all the time. I also wanted to teach the kids that using the brain was a good thing, it wasn't just a nerd thing and jocks can be smart too, if they choose to be. After difficult child 3 left that school I still kept the class going even though I had no help form any staff (other than allowing me to continue, and granting me space). They were very happy for me to do it and supported me verbally, they even covered the cost of a couple of book awards at the end of each year. Most years. We're now moving away from this because the rules have changed and difficult child 3 is no longer permitted to come along and help (which was providing osme useful social interaction for him as well as showing the local kids that difficult child 3 is OK). So volunteering is now moving into a new phase... Marg [/QUOTE]
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