Teachers -- do you want a pie?

[Anonymous]

Our PTA is trying to give a pie to each teacher at the school. I'm happy to make a pie for someone that actually wants it, but I am finding it a little hard to believe that all the teachers actually want a pie. IME, there are a lot of people that don't like pie, a bunch of people that prefer their own home-made pie, and some people who just won't eat anything cooked in other people's kitchens. I wish the PTA had, instead of guaranteeing a pie for each teacher, just asked teachers to sign up if they affirmatively wanted a pie (and saying what kind of pie they want -- some people hate pumpkin, others hate pecan, some hate apple, most hate mince...).
I usually love our PTA, so trying not to criticize, but just really curious if these initiatives are actually popular with the teachers.

[Anonymous]

Our school has fun with this. We do it for pie day every year and the Principal raffles off pies for the teachers.

The teachers are excited to see who wins. One teacher told my DS that she never wins and so the one year that she did one, that teacher was pretty excited.

Just a fun way to boost morale in a depressing and crappy school system.

If you don’t like the initiative, just skip it and choose a different one to participate in.

[Anonymous]

I make my own own pies. My school does pie giveaways the day before Thanksgiving. I haven't won one, but if I did I would likely give it away. It's a nice idea though.

[Anonymous]

Are you at North Bethesda MS?

[Anonymous]

As always, just give them a $10 bill. less trouble all around. And the dummies who really want to bake a pie can bake one and donate it anyway but bring their tenner

[Anonymous]

I'd rather give a $10 gift card than a pie. So stupid.

[Anonymous]

Who would not want a pie?

[Anonymous]

God no.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'd rather give a $10 gift card than a pie. So stupid.

Cool. So then just donate when the PTA collects gift cards. And skip this particular activity. Not really that hard or stupid.

[Anonymous]

I love pie, but I would prefer it come from a local bakery. I don’t trust people’s kitchens.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Who would not want a pie?

Exactly. If the recipient doesn’t want it, they can simply pass it along to someone who does.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I love pie, but I would prefer it come from a local bakery. I don’t trust people’s kitchens.

+1. I love pie! But I never eat at potlucks due to not always knowing the ingredients. Store bought would be the safest option imo.

[Anonymous]

What kind of person doesn't want pie!

[Anonymous]

no. it needs to be store bought bc I don't trust people and my homemade pies are better.

[Anonymous]

We had pie day at most schools I worked at and the pie was usually from Giant or a grocery chain. I'm not a big pie person anyways so I wouldn't take one. But there are definitely teachers who do like the tradition.