It's been eye - opening to me, as a parent of a two daughters and a former high school history / geography teacher, how much
things change between the elementary
grades and the middle and high school
grades — there were so many opportunities to come in and help out if my schedule allowed (which it often didn't) and to interact with the teachers when my
girls were in
grade school, but this was completely cutoff by the time they entered 7th
grade.