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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]SAHM here. I'm side eyeing all these responses which claim that the PTA is just an empty "excuse" to get out at night for a meeting in which nothing important is discussed.

Oh sorry then why am I volunteering in the library, art class, and computer center three times a week? Plus being the room mom for one of my kids' teachers? Because it's an empty excuse and there is no real need for the help??? If there was no need for the help, then why am I being asked to do all this stuff? They'd be able to spread it out more if more parents were involved. Come on people. Open your eyes. [/quote]

You should ask your principal to do a year without all this crap. I moved my kids to a school that does not have all these distractions and it was a much better experience.

[b]Come on people, do kids really need to cut out pumpkins and put them on a piece of paper with a black cat to complete their education. [/b][/quote]

Right because that's what I wrote that I do three times a week there  :roll:

I reshelve books in the library, help supervise open library periods, help the art teacher restock supplies, help the kids with their art projects, and I supervise open periods in the computer lab. [b]I act as an intermediary between parents and one of my kids' teachers.[/b] Basically the parent volunteers are coming in so that the children don't suffer because the state keeps cutting aide positions from the budget :/

I do all of this, not because I particularly want to do it all, but because someone has to and there are not enough volunteers to spread it around more thinly.

To the bolded, I'm not sure if you are aware, but there is actually quite a lot of research that says visual stimulation is important to create an environment conducive to leaning. It's not really the small, petty detail as you seem to imply.[/quote]

That should be against the law. You know another kids personal information and you are only a volunteer. That is ridiculous.

How about kids put their own books back and learn how to do that.

I doubt there is research that says a nosy mom needs to hoover over a child while he learns to glue.

Mostly teachers have parents help so they feel part of the community. Most teacher complain that the parents are more of a distraction than help and that they don't know how to handle kids and cause more harm that good. They can handle their classroom without you.

Now if you want to work in the office and staple things that is fine.

You are not really needed, you are fine, it gives you purpose, I get it. But the school would be fine without you. You do realize that if you stopped showing up, everything would be fine. Parent usually don't figure that out until the get mad, stop going and voila, everything is still fine. [/quote]

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