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[quote=Anonymous][quote][quote]There's another thing I've noticed: many parents want to participate in decision-making, without doing the actual work. That's not how it works! So when they ask for more of a say in cultural arts programming, or STEM activities, and complain that the school/PTA (of course they conflate the two) should do X instead of Y, and I reply: "Great! You can apply for the post and if voted in, we will gladly give you free rein" all of a sudden, there's no one  They're just "too busy", and it was "just a suggestion". [/quote]

OMG THIS. I had a nickel for every person who tells me about how "The PTA should do XXXXXX..." and then run screaming when we say, "that's a great idea! Can you set it up and execute?" I would be able to avoid all this and send my kid to private school. [/quote][/quote]

YES. So many times I have parents approach me and say "The school should really....." or "My friend's school's PTA does......" but they NEVER want to actually take the lead.

It's infuriating because we're all working parents, and it's not like I can just add another huge project to my current PTA duties, even if the school that your child's preschool friend attended has that thing. [/quote]

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