Volunteer activities in America are very extensive.

According to statistics, 62% of American women and 49% of American men volunteer for an average of three and a half hours a week, some for free and some for a little basic salary. Enterprises that can accommodate volunteers are all non-profit organizations, including government organizations and non-governmental organizations. Volunteer activities in the United States are very extensive, and volunteers are almost everywhere: religious activities, charitable activities, political activities, cultural and recreational activities. Needless to say, churches, hospitals, schools, museums, libraries, parks, fire stations and other social institutions are in public places such as squares, shops, subway stations and intersections. From time to time, volunteers will appear, or raise money for charity sale, or distribute materials. Volunteers don't have to be decent. They can do whatever they like, but they must perform their duties. I have been living at home while studying in America. After studying, I will also help the host family to do some work within my power, such as picking up the children on the way home from school. If the children have a ball game and I happen to have no class, I will go to the stadium to cheer for them or prepare some simple dinners (Axel and Jason are two children from a host family, and both of them are particularly good at sports. In San Francisco, they are called the valley elements. In American schools, soon after school starts, children will have school volunteer registration forms in their schoolbags. I looked at my schedule. I have no class on Friday morning. It happened that the school needed a volunteer to teach. I consulted my host parents and they were very happy that I wanted to do this job. I went to Axel's class in grade two, and my math class was mainly responsible for playing some math games with them. There are 20 students in this class, and one teacher can't take care of all the students, so the school will find teaching assistants among parents. Later, it was found that each class had a teaching assistant, and most parents took turns to do it. Volunteering in American schools can not only help teachers, but also indirectly benefit children.

I think it's particularly interesting to go to primary school in America. The two children at home bring home a homework folder every day, which contains what they have learned, done and assigned on that day. But unlike the schoolbags of China students, there is not a book in their schoolbags. I didn't understand why until I became a teaching assistant. It turns out that in school, junior students are all teachers who arrange what classes and learn what content. In class, I just play math games with students in groups under the arrangement of the teacher. For example, people sit on the carpet and play dice, or add and subtract cards. This job is easy, but it gives me a deep understanding of American classrooms. By the way, don't underestimate the volunteers in American schools. When interviewing the principal of this school, the author learned that every time she interviews a new employee, she has to ask the applicant a question. How will you coordinate the relationship with volunteers? Volunteers are essential in American schools. Equipment? From elementary school to high school, almost every American school is full of volunteers. Of course, these volunteers are all parents of children.

Speaking of this volunteer, there is another thing that makes me deeply understand. As mentioned above, Jason and Axel are both excellent athletes. They will be exposed to football or baseball for at least an hour after school, and sometimes they will have two different sports trainings. These trainings are usually held on the lawn near school or home. Students participating in the training have coaches, and the rest of the work is done by parents. Axel and Jason are on the same baseball team. Every time they train, they need a player's parents as a coach assistant. Because baseball needs a pitcher, most parents will come to cheer for their children. There is also a hidden rule that every family should take turns to bring snacks (snacks) to these children. After this heavy exercise, children should eat something to replenish their energy. These snacks are usually snack bars or mini sandwiches. In addition, there is a food shack in front of this lawn, and parents also take turns to sell it. All proceeds will be donated to local charities.

It is common for parents to assist in classroom teaching, sports teaching and fund-raising for charities in the United States, but it is rare in China. Why?

Here, I think it is necessary to explain the reasons for the formation of this culture in the United States.

I have to mention here 1620? Mayflower? The may flower and the Puritan. Puritans are not sects. Puritans mainly refer to Protestants in England at the beginning of17th century. They were oppressed by two sects, mainly Calvinists and Louisians, to safeguard their freedom of belief. In order to keep the purity of faith, a large number of Puritans chose to immigrate to the North American continent. Back then? Mayflower? Most of the Puritans on board graduated from Oxford University and Cambridge University in England, so their quality level was far higher than the social average at that time. They think that earthly work is our way of practice, a task arranged by God and a sacred duty. Everyone who wants to practice in the WTO and do his own work and life well in the world is practicing, worshiping and doing his duty as a human being. They also affirmed the profit-making activities, believing that man is the custodian of God's wealth, and as a custodian, he has the bounden duty to increase the value of wealth. Puritans are the spokesmen of entrepreneurship. They believe that people must be abstinent and thrifty when starting an industry. They restrict all indulgence, enjoyment and even consumption, and spend all consumption input and expenditure on productive investment and expanded reproduction. Puritan entrepreneurs not only pursue the maximization of profits, but also have the consciousness of repaying the society, shoulder social responsibilities, support social justice, make great contributions to social welfare undertakings and undertake great public obligations. So sum up the Puritans' attitude towards life, making money, saving money and donating money. Although the Puritan movement in the religious reform has gone far away, many important aspects of modern culture condensed by the Puritan spirit are still the foundation of today's society. In particular, the * * * and political system in the United States and the cultural spirit in the United States are deeply influenced by the Puritan Movement. It can be said that without Puritans, the United States would not have such a social outlook today. President Roosevelt said in a speech commemorating the Mayflower Puritans. The Mayflower Puritans who came here 300 years ago changed the fate of this land, and therefore changed the fate of this world.

Having said that, I believe everyone probably understands why Americans volunteer when there is no interest. In American middle school education, you are not only required to study hard, but also to look at your sense of social responsibility, talent and leadership. American universities also attach great importance to students' practical ability and ability to integrate into society, so here I want to give some suggestions to students who are going to study in American middle schools: the unique history and culture of the United States make American volunteer activities unique. If you want to get social recognition, make more friends, and apply for a better university in the future, you must volunteer. Volunteer service is a good traditional atmosphere in American society. Almost all middle school students go to various volunteer organizations in society, such as hospitals, libraries, boy scouts, the Red Cross and many companies to actively organize and provide various volunteer opportunities.