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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My friend’s school didn’t have enough people to even have a PTA. No one wanted to be president so they don’t have a pta at all.

My other friend’s school has no organized room parents. There is no staff appreciation. She brings in holiday treats and planned a party for her child’s class.

You should be grateful if you have a school with robust parent involvement. We moved from a mixed SES area to one of the most affluent neighborhoods in the DMV. New school is so organized with tons of volunteers. Each activity, after school club or program requires a parent to lead it. I am grateful to all those parents who are willing to step up for various things.[/quote]

I was in the school with no volunteers and really it changed nothing.

To be constantly need people fluttering about bringing in cupcakes.[/quote]

Agree.  It’s just business to keep the parents occupied.  The only community it fosters is parent (mother) competition. [/quote]

It can foster an actual sense of community when parents actually know each other and work together to make their children's school a friendlier and more accommodating place. I live in NYC, where things can feel transient and it can be hard to make connections . . . having my DCs in a neighborhood school where we felt welcome and supported as a family made a huge positive impact in our lives here. Volunteers (and volunteering) made that possible. Maybe you don't appreciate the cupcakes, but they aren't what it's really about. For children and families who long to feel grounded in a chaotic world, they manifest something much more important.[/quote]

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