Left Hand Valley Courier - All Local, All The Time

School teachers are arguably some of the hardest working people with one of the most difficult, but important jobs. A top complaint that many educators have is that they are expected and forced to fill too many roles at once, stretching their time to be not only educators, but counselors, planners, purchasers, often with their own funds, and social workers.

So when a parent or community member volunteers in the classroom, that act helps ease some of those burdens, freeing up our teachers to do what they set out to do: teach our kids.

And while every volunteer deserves accolades, this mont...