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[quote=Anonymous]As a teacher, one thing I see is that PTA's plan a lot of things for either "spirit" or "teacher appreciation" whose real purpose is for "PTA moms" to signal that they are "involved", so they can feel superior. I'll also note that I think all homework before third grade, and a lot of homework in third grade and up fits this category. Parents who are good parents, but aren't hyper focused on their status as "involved" parents end up spending a lot of time on these tasks, and then when they are asked to do something that actually is important to either the kids or the teachers, they are burnt out, and when they say no, they get more judgment. So, I'd vote for simpler "spirit" activities, fewer "teacher appreciation activities", less homework, and then a few nice (but simple) events for families to connect outside of school, like park meetups for incoming Kindergarteners, maybe some kind of reading night, support for the school play, etc . . . [/quote]
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