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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m thankful for kids’ sports coaches if they are volunteer, or the parent that volunteers to run an after school math club, or chess club, or be the Science Olympiad leader/coach.

I’m not thankful for the “room parents” that keep distracting education with too many dumb class parties or the parties that do school carnival or whatever.  I don’t need other parents to “make things fun” at school.  School is for education and schools are doing a pretty bad job at it- and it isn’t because of lack of parent volunteers to throwing parties or lack of snacks in the teachers’ break room[/quote]

Clearly you've never been a room parent. WE don't determine how many class parties there are, or when they are. The teachers do that in conjunction with administrators. And the teachers usually do it at times when the kids are crazy and squirrely anyway. It gives the teachers a break in the middle of a crazy busy season.

I really don't think a winter party and an end of year party are the problem with modern education, and I really dislike much of the modern educational system. My middle schooler who is past the age of room parents is now in class government and the kids just do the parties themselves. Trust me they have a lot more party-type-stuff in homeroom than my elementary kids.[/quote]

I’m a room parent. Our school did that carnival. Maybe the pp is from our school. I helped do that event, not because I wanted to, but because no one else stepped up. I wanted to be a normal volunteer and no one showed up so someone had to book the vendors, food, etc. The kids had a good time.

For my other kid, he also had a carnival and I only showed up and helped serve food. I got to see some kids and met a few parents who also helped me serve food.

I only have one kid left in elementary. This is my last kid and I don’t want to be the room parent anymore. I’m probably the only one who will do it so I will. I will likely buy the items the teacher requests for the Halloween and holiday party. If pp doesn’t want to help or see their kid and classmates dressed up for Halloween, that is fine, but they don’t have to be rude. I love Halloween and I love the holidays.

My older kids play sports and there are those parents who organize everything like team meals, coach gifts, transportation, etc and I am very grateful for them.[/quote]

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