Teacher Appreciation week

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Everyone just wants to whine to whine. For fucks sake. if you want to show your teacher appreciation, do it yourself. Don't look to the PTA to plan it for you, and if the PTA does plan something and you don't like that it's "food related" then plan something yourself. Or stop pretending that the PTA is not you. If you're a parent at the school YOU ARE THE PTA. Don't like the plans in place? Then step up and volunteer yourself. Lead. Although I know it's easier to sit on the sidelines and criticize and critique.

Well no, the PTA is an "association," if you don't join the association (sign up, pay dues, etc), you are not part of the PTA even if you are a parent at the school.

[Anonymous]

Not at my school - all families are part of the parent teacher organization. There are no dues.

[Anonymous]

We are at a Title I school and nothing was organized for the teachers apart from a banner in the main lobby... we gave each of our children's four main teachers (two at the DCPS and two at our younger one's daycare) a starbucks giftcard, chocolate bar, and card from the kids.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Everyone just wants to whine to whine. For fucks sake. if you want to show your teacher appreciation, do it yourself. Don't look to the PTA to plan it for you, and if the PTA does plan something and you don't like that it's "food related" then plan something yourself. Or stop pretending that the PTA is not you. If you're a parent at the school YOU ARE THE PTA. Don't like the plans in place? Then step up and volunteer yourself. Lead. Although I know it's easier to sit on the sidelines and criticize and critique.

Well no, the PTA is an "association," if you don't join the association (sign up, pay dues, etc), you are not part of the PTA even if you are a parent at the school.

That's not the case at my school (Stoddert). If you are a parent at Stoddert you are a member of the PTO. We want you to pay your dues and ask repeatedly but if you don't, your voice is still welcome.

[Anonymous]

Our PTO organized a luncheon (salad bar) for the teachers. In our class, we coordinated with other parents and pitched in to get small gifts and gifts cards. Additionally, my DD made her 2 teachers a personalized card and bead necklaces (all her idea and effort). We love our teachers and can never thank them enough for what they do/teach our kids.

[Anonymous]

I am a parent , a teacher and also on the PTA board. We love and appreciate my dd teachers.We served lunch on Tuesday and small gifts up to 100 teachers and staff.

[Anonymous]

Hearst Teacher Appreciation Week:
Monday- Breakfast
Tuesday- Gift Cards/Flowers
Wednesday- Afternoon Snacks
Thursday- Luncheon

Small School = Lots of Spoiling!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Everyone just wants to whine to whine. For fucks sake. if you want to show your teacher appreciation, do it yourself. Don't look to the PTA to plan it for you, and if the PTA does plan something and you don't like that it's "food related" then plan something yourself. Or stop pretending that the PTA is not you. If you're a parent at the school YOU ARE THE PTA. Don't like the plans in place? Then step up and volunteer yourself. Lead. Although I know it's easier to sit on the sidelines and criticize and critique.

Well no, the PTA is an "association," if you don't join the association (sign up, pay dues, etc), you are not part of the PTA even if you are a parent at the school.

That's not the case at my school (Stoddert). If you are a parent at Stoddert you are a member of the PTO. We want you to pay your dues and ask repeatedly but if you don't, your voice is still welcome.

There is a difference between PTOs and PTAs. PTA is part of a formal national organization and only dues-paying members are part of a PTA. PTOs are independent organizations so they can operate however they want (including making all parents members whether they pay dues or not). Interesting to hear how different schools do it differently, at our Title I school the PTA is very active and to some extent exclusionary when it comes to decision-making, has a tendency to be at odds with the school/DCPS management, etc.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Everyone just wants to whine to whine. For fucks sake. if you want to show your teacher appreciation, do it yourself. Don't look to the PTA to plan it for you, and if the PTA does plan something and you don't like that it's "food related" then plan something yourself. Or stop pretending that the PTA is not you. If you're a parent at the school YOU ARE THE PTA. Don't like the plans in place? Then step up and volunteer yourself. Lead. Although I know it's easier to sit on the sidelines and criticize and critique.

Well no, the PTA is an "association," if you don't join the association (sign up, pay dues, etc), you are not part of the PTA even if you are a parent at the school.

That's not the case at my school (Stoddert). If you are a parent at Stoddert you are a member of the PTO. We want you to pay your dues and ask repeatedly but if you don't, your voice is still welcome.

There is a difference between PTOs and PTAs. PTA is part of a formal national organization and only dues-paying members are part of a PTA. PTOs are independent organizations so they can operate however they want (including making all parents members whether they pay dues or not). Interesting to hear how different schools do it differently, at our Title I school the PTA is very active and to some extent exclusionary when it comes to decision-making, has a tendency to be at odds with the school/DCPS management, etc.

Yep. Fully aware. Stoddert went through the PTA to PTO transition last year. And then there are HSAs and every other sort of configuration you can come up with. I just find it humorous when someone tries to make their argument focused on details like this. The PP mentions dares to mention that "You are the PTA" and rather than understanding the obvious intent of that statement, the respondent wants to get off on a technicality. "Well, actually, if you're not part of the association then blah, blah, blah." Whatever. The original point still stands. If you appreciate your child's teacher and have a vision for the proper way to express your appreciation, do it yourself. Stop bitching.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Everyone just wants to whine to whine. For fucks sake. if you want to show your teacher appreciation, do it yourself. Don't look to the PTA to plan it for you, and if the PTA does plan something and you don't like that it's "food related" then plan something yourself. Or stop pretending that the PTA is not you. If you're a parent at the school YOU ARE THE PTA. Don't like the plans in place? Then step up and volunteer yourself. Lead. Although I know it's easier to sit on the sidelines and criticize and critique.

Well no, the PTA is an "association," if you don't join the association (sign up, pay dues, etc), you are not part of the PTA even if you are a parent at the school.

That's not the case at my school (Stoddert). If you are a parent at Stoddert you are a member of the PTO. We want you to pay your dues and ask repeatedly but if you don't, your voice is still welcome.

There is a difference between PTOs and PTAs. PTA is part of a formal national organization and only dues-paying members are part of a PTA. PTOs are independent organizations so they can operate however they want (including making all parents members whether they pay dues or not). Interesting to hear how different schools do it differently, at our Title I school the PTA is very active and to some extent exclusionary when it comes to decision-making, has a tendency to be at odds with the school/DCPS management, etc.

Yep. Fully aware. Stoddert went through the PTA to PTO transition last year. And then there are HSAs and every other sort of configuration you can come up with. I just find it humorous when someone tries to make their argument focused on details like this. The PP mentions dares to mention that "You are the PTA" and rather than understanding the obvious intent of that statement, the respondent wants to get off on a technicality. "Well, actually, if you're not part of the association then blah, blah, blah." Whatever. The original point still stands. If you appreciate your child's teacher and have a vision for the proper way to express your appreciation, do it yourself. Stop bitching.

I am not "b----ing," I just don't agree with the statement that if you are part of the school you are part of the PTA, especially when many parents may disagree with the PTA's stance and actions on things. And I am not trying to "get off" (out) of anything based on a technicality or otherwise, I did indeed go right ahead and express appreciation for our teachers as I saw fit (especially given as the PTA at our school did nothing for the week). But I take offense at the suggestion that as a parent I have some sort of responsibility for what the PTA does or doesn't do, when it is an association I have full freedom to be part of or not.

[Anonymous]

Teacher and Parent here,

My kid's teacher got a card, flowers, and lunch.
My school barely has a PTO, so I didn't expect anything. One of the parents of one of my more challenging students sent me an email saying Happy Appreciation Week. Considering that I got nothing else, it meant a hell of a lot.

The administration came through. We got snacks (chips and cookies) Monday, bagels and coffee Tuesday, a catered breakfast Wednesday, and catered lunch today.

[Anonymous]

The PTA encouraged room parents to organize for each class. For my son's class as room parent I had parents bring their starbucks orders each morning, collected cards and letters, had flowers brought 2 x, and I covered the teachers lunchroom duty so they could have a full lunch hour. For my daughter's class I signed up to bring a "treat." I brought wine.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Everyone just wants to whine to whine. For fucks sake. if you want to show your teacher appreciation, do it yourself. Don't look to the PTA to plan it for you, and if the PTA does plan something and you don't like that it's "food related" then plan something yourself. Or stop pretending that the PTA is not you. If you're a parent at the school YOU ARE THE PTA. Don't like the plans in place? Then step up and volunteer yourself. Lead. Although I know it's easier to sit on the sidelines and criticize and critique.

Well no, the PTA is an "association," if you don't join the association (sign up, pay dues, etc), you are not part of the PTA even if you are a parent at the school.

That's not the case at my school (Stoddert). If you are a parent at Stoddert you are a member of the PTO. We want you to pay your dues and ask repeatedly but if you don't, your voice is still welcome.

There is a difference between PTOs and PTAs. PTA is part of a formal national organization and only dues-paying members are part of a PTA. PTOs are independent organizations so they can operate however they want (including making all parents members whether they pay dues or not). Interesting to hear how different schools do it differently, at our Title I school the PTA is very active and to some extent exclusionary when it comes to decision-making, has a tendency to be at odds with the school/DCPS management, etc.

Yep. Fully aware. Stoddert went through the PTA to PTO transition last year. And then there are HSAs and every other sort of configuration you can come up with. I just find it humorous when someone tries to make their argument focused on details like this. The PP mentions dares to mention that "You are the PTA" and rather than understanding the obvious intent of that statement, the respondent wants to get off on a technicality. "Well, actually, if you're not part of the association then blah, blah, blah." Whatever. The original point still stands. If you appreciate your child's teacher and have a vision for the proper way to express your appreciation, do it yourself. Stop bitching.

I am not "b----ing," I just don't agree with the statement that if you are part of the school you are part of the PTA, especially when many parents may disagree with the PTA's stance and actions on things. And I am not trying to "get off" (out) of anything based on a technicality or otherwise, I did indeed go right ahead and express appreciation for our teachers as I saw fit (especially given as the PTA at our school did nothing for the week). But I take offense at the suggestion that as a parent I have some sort of responsibility for what the PTA does or doesn't do, when it is an association I have full freedom to be part of or not.

Not true on how the dues work. The PTA as a body pays the dues, not individual parents. So your point about dues is completely besides the point. PTA/PTO/HSA.. for the sake of your argument they are the same. You don't view yourself as having an individual responsibility at your school, and others would disagree that if you didn't step up, you shouldn't really complain.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Everyone just wants to whine to whine. For fucks sake. if you want to show your teacher appreciation, do it yourself. Don't look to the PTA to plan it for you, and if the PTA does plan something and you don't like that it's "food related" then plan something yourself. Or stop pretending that the PTA is not you. If you're a parent at the school YOU ARE THE PTA. Don't like the plans in place? Then step up and volunteer yourself. Lead. Although I know it's easier to sit on the sidelines and criticize and critique.

Well no, the PTA is an "association," if you don't join the association (sign up, pay dues, etc), you are not part of the PTA even if you are a parent at the school.

That's not the case at my school (Stoddert). If you are a parent at Stoddert you are a member of the PTO. We want you to pay your dues and ask repeatedly but if you don't, your voice is still welcome.

There is a difference between PTOs and PTAs. PTA is part of a formal national organization and only dues-paying members are part of a PTA. PTOs are independent organizations so they can operate however they want (including making all parents members whether they pay dues or not). Interesting to hear how different schools do it differently, at our Title I school the PTA is very active and to some extent exclusionary when it comes to decision-making, has a tendency to be at odds with the school/DCPS management, etc.

Yep. Fully aware. Stoddert went through the PTA to PTO transition last year. And then there are HSAs and every other sort of configuration you can come up with. I just find it humorous when someone tries to make their argument focused on details like this. The PP mentions dares to mention that "You are the PTA" and rather than understanding the obvious intent of that statement, the respondent wants to get off on a technicality. "Well, actually, if you're not part of the association then blah, blah, blah." Whatever. The original point still stands. If you appreciate your child's teacher and have a vision for the proper way to express your appreciation, do it yourself. Stop bitching.

I am not "b----ing," I just don't agree with the statement that if you are part of the school you are part of the PTA, especially when many parents may disagree with the PTA's stance and actions on things. And I am not trying to "get off" (out) of anything based on a technicality or otherwise, I did indeed go right ahead and express appreciation for our teachers as I saw fit (especially given as the PTA at our school did nothing for the week). But I take offense at the suggestion that as a parent I have some sort of responsibility for what the PTA does or doesn't do, when it is an association I have full freedom to be part of or not.

Not true on how the dues work. The PTA as a body pays the dues, not individual parents. So your point about dues is completely besides the point. PTA/PTO/HSA.. for the sake of your argument they are the same. You don't view yourself as having an individual responsibility at your school, and others would disagree that if you didn't step up, you shouldn't really complain.

The PTA pays dues which come from its members. My "argument" is that not all parents "are the PTA" as PP said. What do you see as incorrect about that?

[Anonymous]

Bringing it back to the thread: our JKLM school showered the teachers with baked goods one day. All families were invited to participate and there were lots of sweets. They also get the teachers massages, flowers and a luncheon.