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In other words, I'm not really complaining about it. I'm just explaining it to the other PTA people (however sensitive you might think they are)I might get irrated by the Anti-PTA stuff from time to time but just like my membership in the PTA, I weigh the good with the bad and have decided that the good outweighs the bad. Any other PTA people who come here, need to learn to accept it because that's just how it is.
Okay, when I first got on the forum, I e-mailed you personally about the family nights and how it was a terrific idea and asked if any group could use it? Do you remember? As for the issue, I don't read it. I get PTA's Our Children and Working Mother Magazine and those two publication cover pretty much everything I need. I have never once, in my life, seen a printed copy of your magazine. If it wasn't for the website, I wouldn't even know it existed. If I got it, I'd probably read it and in all honesty, could then make a comment on it.Odd that I never hear from MichelleB anything like: "Wow, those free School Family Nights (more than 10,000 were held last year) are an amazing Involvement tool!." Or: "That last issue was chock-full of great stuff for all groups."
I'm sure that's true, but we aren't talking about the individual websites (PTOs, PFAs and PTAs all have some individual websites that discuss this from time to time, I've seen plenty on all sides.) Since, we reference PTO Today as the main page for all PTOs, then PTAs National website would be it's equivalent.And that most state PTA web sites contain easy to find PTO v PTA content with decidedly one-sided versions ofevents.
No, the only evidence is that the first PTOs started in the south after desegregation and the many books about the civil rights movement. With that information, it isn't too hard to form a hypothesis. I never said this was the major precipitating factor, only that it was the origin of PTOs. What came after is anyones guess.This sounds like the reason one group or one group of groups went PTO. There's no evidence at all that segregation issues were the major precipitating factor in loss of PTA affiliation.
First, the question lurking asked was isn't the origins of ALL PTOs, disgruntled PTAs and I'm pretty sure that I said pretty much the same thing...To answer lurking's question -- there are just too many reasons for disaffiliation to list.
And I never said LARGELY because of desegregation, only that it is where it started.There are hundreds of reasons why there are PTOs and not all of them are because they are disgruntled PTAs.
In the same regard, there are hundreds of positive stories about PTAs and I rarely if ever, see one. It is only the negative that is highlighted.Anyway, my point is when newspapers write stories, it's easier to pick on a PTA because it is everywhere than it is to pick on PTO, or PIE, or HSA, or ....
Most of the resources, especially those in the PTA website are free to all groups also. I couldn't comment on the materials in NPN, because I don't have a paid membership to that. I pay $4.00 a year for the access to other hard copy materials, e-learning courses, Our Children magazine and our annual Resource books. But many resources for all groups come from all different sources. PTO Today and pta.org are just a small few. If PTO Today didn't exist, there would still be resources for PTOs. They did it for many years until 5 years ago when this site started. There are message groups all over the internet (some of the posters here participate in more than just this one) In other words, I have MANY resources available to me whether I paid for it or not.. As a PTA, you already have resources available to you because you pay for it.
The name of a company is very important – it is part of your corporate identity.
The world thinks of PTO as the Patent and Trademark Office (two different purposes, same name) in fact, they even have a newsletter called PTO Today! WWF stood for the world wrestling federation and the world wildlife fund... wrestling pandas and cheetahs....I don't think so.I suppose he could call his site jiffylube.com and one would expect to get PTO/PTA information?