The Hidden Burden on Middle-Class Families in Public Schools

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:It is also in the mix that MC families subsidize everything extra- PTO, volunteer activities, classroom parent, field trips, etc.

Add to this PTA leadership, organizing outreach like onsite food pantries, clothing closet, donating classroom and school supplies, classroom helper, clinic helper.

NP. This is a really good point that's not talked about enough. At our mid-ranked public schools there's like 40 families who carry the weight for everyone and they're constantly being asked to do more.

They really don’t need to “do” anything at all. The academic quality and rigor is not changed because of anything PTA does or doesn’t do.

Our PTA wastes a lot of time and money "doing," ie throwing mediocre parties, running fundraisers (to fund more parties), and generally getting in the way of teachers and learning time. I think it builds community (kind of? At least within the PTA mommy circle?) but blinds a lot of people into thinking the schools are great.

This is not about PTA. Middle and high schools are a totally different animal than elementary.

Nobody said anything about elementary, middle and high school being the same. And yes the PP’s response and offshoot convo are about PTA.

[Anonymous]

Only progressives feel this way OP. no one is forcing you to believe their nonsense. I do give them credit for feeling acknowledging the uncomfortable reality that their childrens education may be suffering due to their parents socialist political inclinations.

Conservatives and Independents understand that it is their responsibility as parents to do what is best for their children.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Only progressives feel this way OP. no one is forcing you to believe their nonsense. I do give them credit for feeling acknowledging the uncomfortable reality that their childrens education may be suffering due to their parents socialist political inclinations.

Conservatives and Independents understand that it is their responsibility as parents to do what is best for their children.

When you Fox News so hard that it breaks your brain.

[Anonymous]

Richers love socialism for the rich IE golden parachutes for incompetence, tax payer bailouts, upper class tax cuts and tarriffs on the cheap products workers actually need etc. however when it comes to basic human decency we hear crickets . Rich people should be shamed very hard in America. If you see a richer say ,"shame on you richer" we should banish them from regular working society because they are toxic for regular people who work for a living

[Anonymous]

I've never heard anyone talk of any responsibility to go to public school except for people obviously resentful of the fact that they couldn't afford it themselves. I'm a teacher who sent their kid to private for a few years, but is now back in public because we can't afford to keep doing it. Even I will tell you anyone going to public who can afford private is a sucker.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I've never heard anyone talk of any responsibility to go to public school except for people obviously resentful of the fact that they couldn't afford it themselves. I'm a teacher who sent their kid to private for a few years, but is now back in public because we can't afford to keep doing it. Even I will tell you anyone going to public who can afford private is a sucker.

I wouldn’t go that far as a universal matter, but in the case of our public options, which we tried, it’s true. Switching to private this fall for 3rd and hoping the damage hasn’t already been done.