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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have a PTA gripe that hasn't been mentioned yet. At my DD/DS school, kids of the 'PTA' parents get the best teachers. I'm kind of a math geek, so I did an analysis of the likelihood that kids of parents on the PTA leadership (about 30 families) could have all managed to get 2 particular teachers purely by chance. The probabilty of this happening if each child had an equal chance of getting these teachers was under 10%.

I wish they would post a price list for the 'good' teachers. Something like 1 year as head of a time-consuming commitee gets you 2 teacher picks, PTA head gets you a lifetime of picks, etc.

The outcome is that kids from families that are struggling financially and don't have enough time to volunteer have a smaller chance at getting the good teachers.[/quote]

Back in the day I would have agreed with you.  Then I quit work, stayed an home and was swiftly exalted to the PTO exec board (Treasurer) and I got to see first hand the number of hours the Pres/VP work for the PTO. I never complained again that they get 2 spots of teacher picks for their kids.     [/quote]

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