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Unhelping by Zachary Zugg Imig

    …Zachary Zugg took out the rug, Jennifer Joy helped shake it. And Jennifer Joy She made a toy, And Zachary Zugg helped break it. from “Helping” by Shel Silverstein I’m a dedicated unhelper. I unhelp–for free–in my kids’ school, and with the local Jewish community. I sign up, and I show up, with smiling eyes, ready hands, and ample enthusiasm. With that smile and enthusiasm comes a super-sized social tendency, and a venti distractedness with room for spaciness. My volunteerism shows heart, if not as reliably…head. Every Friday I administer spelling tests in my fifth-grader’s… Read More »Unhelping by Zachary Zugg Imig