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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]PTA = Teachers and Administration too. The school, the school professionals, have some responsibility to lead and curtail some of the nonsense.

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At our school there is involvement from teachers and administration, but the parents who are involved always want to do more than the teachers and administration want to do. Like it's very clear from the dynamics at meetings and on some committees that most teachers and administration would prefer that the PTA stick to fundraising and do less event-planning and other involvement, but also there's this passivity there like "ok if you guys want to do this, go for it, but we will only be able to support so much." As a result we have a lot of events where there is little to know involvement from teachers and administration, because I think they'd prefer there be fewer things for them to have to attend after school and on weekends, and it's really just families getting together.

I think many people on our PTA believe school should be a source of social experiences, for both parents and kids. I'm sure this is true at some schools. But it doesn't HAVE to be true, and personally I'd be okay with less social stuff as long as the school was a welcoming place for my kids during the school day. Or if the social events were more low key. So many of them involve food and activities that are over the top and not really necessary -- elementary kids are generally happy to play on a playground with their friends. You don't also have to rent a bounce house and serve popcorn and candy and do face paining and show a movie. Maybe do one event like that a year? Not 6. Then you wouldn't need so many volunteers, you'd spend less money, and I think the kids would actually appreciate it more because they'd look forward to the "Spring PTA Festival" or whatever. But instead it's like once every 6 weeks or so, there is an event like that. It's too much and I really do not think it is necessary at all.[/quote]

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