| My son's private school requires families to put in at | | | | I heard some parents complaining today. I think they |
| least 10 hours of volumnteer work a year at the | | | | are nuts. |
| school. | | | | I had a blast because I was with my son and his |
| One of the ways I like to put in my time is to | | | | friends. |
| chaperone some of the fields trips the class goes on. | | | | Parents still believe that you can make up quantity time |
| Dodging sink holes | | | | missed with a little quality time. |
| This month's field trip was a four mile hike in the | | | | It's a lousy myth. |
| woods learning about sink holes. | | | | This is because kids spell love T-I-M-E. Plain and simple. |
| Picture four adults and 30 fifth graders in the woods. | | | | The phrase putting in the time can sound like a |
| Unlimited mosquitoes. | | | | negative thing. To me it is a privilege. |
| Unseasonbly hot weather in November. | | | | The best reward came at the end of the hike. My son |
| The biggest challenge was convincing the kids why | | | | came up and asked me if just he and I could come |
| they could not run down the slopes and get into the | | | | back here some day and go hiking, just the two of us. |
| water in the sink hole. | | | | You got it, pal. |
| Putting in the time | | | | |