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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]On my kid's PTA (I'm the secretary) we complain about the state of education in general . . . lack of funding, high stakes testing, inept school board, unapproachable principal. But we don't really complain about other parents, no.

[b]PTAs are supposed to advocate, that's all. They're not supposed to make up for lack of funding or be in charge of programming for the school or anything like that. So anything PTAs do in that arena is gravy, not a requirement.[/b]

Maybe these PTA moms feel unappreciated, which is totally understandable. We just expect some people to do free labor out of the goodness of their hearts (which is basically what teaching is at this point). Or maybe they have anxiety about their school not being "good enough" without their efforts, so they feel like other people not volunteering is threatening their own children's experience. Who knows.  [/quote]

This is very true. But at a lot of schools, a precedent has been set that PTAs are there to plan events and raise money and that is what they spend so much of their time doing. As a PTA leader, I have found that those efforts are easier and more appreciated than anything you try to advocate for when dealing with MCPS. Which is sad but it is what it is.[/quote]

I think both are important. Funds we raised supported grants for teachers, outdoor ed supplements, 6th grade picnic, and scholarships. I don't think it has to be either support or advocacy. We can have both. I'll admit, I was more focused on the former as PTA pres, but we had other board members who took the lead on the latter.[/quote]

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