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Reply to "If you're a non-contributer parent to "school extras""
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[quote=Anonymous]Judith Warner, in her book "Perfect Madness", recalls a scene at a PTA meeting where a bunch of volunteers have shown up to prep for the meeting. There is obviously not enough for everyone to do, so some of the women are asked to wipe off chairs that are already perfectly clean. I think what you are hearing, OP, is that many PTAs have not done a good job of communicating the pedagogical benefit of what they do. In some cases, this is a matter of pointing out that the music teacher you are funding is contributing to higher scores and critical thinking skills as documented by research. In other cases, that benefit doesn't exist, and those activities probably need to be rethought. Also, it's much more efficient to have a lawyer parent bill an hour at work and donate the hundreds of dollars therefrom to the school than it is to have her sell a few rolls of wrapping paper to make $5 for the school.[/quote]
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