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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My son is about to graduate high school and from the time he entered Kindergarten, I saw what a ridiculous event that was. I spent years on the PTA board of his elementary school, and noticed so many teachers who didn't really want food (they were on diets, or were wary of home-made), and found awkward displays of gratitude, well... awkward. They'd rather have well-behaved students, receive short emails of thanks from a couple of parents, and perhaps a little gift card if you're so inclined. No food or gifts or big shows.

You've been entirely had. Stop doing whatever it is you're doing.[/quote]

Thank you.  I'm a former teacher and former PTA board member and current mom.  I wish we could just do away with the whole thing.  As a teacher, all I wanted was a nice note copied to my principal.  I didn't want any gift cards, or fattening lunches, or a yogurt truck, or anything else.  Just a nice note.  As a mom, this week is just too much.  I ignore it.  I wish PTA people would stop doing this.  To be honest, it feels like out and out bribery - a couple of SAHMs, almost always white and upper middle class, lavishing a bunch of gifts on teachers and then expecting us to give them and their children special treatment.  [/quote]

Nice slam on SAHM, race and income level there.

You do realize that a lot of PTAs are full of white SAHMs with not-always-upper-but-decent income because they are the ones, being SAH, who have time for school volunteering? If you can figure how to get others to volunteer more, please, have at it. What do you suggest? We'll wait to hear your plans! [/quote]

I think the vast majority of  people are suggesting cards made by kids and a group gift card (which is what we do). NOT sending multiple emails upset that not enough people have signed up for your poorly thought out “personal coffee delivery service” like our PTA decided to offer this year.

We are well off and I will donate up to 100 dollars per teacher but only to group cards because it’s just weird otherwise to me. I don’t care if you want to do something different but that is what I have bandwidth for this year and frankly most years. I think the teachers truly personal cards (which I make my kids write) more than anything else. I do really appreciate and admire my kids teachers and have told them individually as well as praising them to the administration. [/quote]

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