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Thanks Monty...it really should be about keeping PARENTS involved in their child's education.Just the same, for a group that claims to be "for the kids" I am amazed at the PTA bashing here. And not just from Rockne, but from posters who seem to have an axe to grind. It's astonishing and I think part of what turns people off from joining ANY parent group.
And there's the difference, I guess. If you only care about YOUR kids and YOUR school, then I guess PTO is your thing. If you think ALL kids deserve a quality education, then maybe PTA is your thing.From the PTA's website, "Even if you're not a member, PTA still works for your child." That's good. So if I want to take an active role in helping the PTA work for all children, I join PTA. If I want to channel my energy and my dollar at the 600 students in my child's school, then I join our independent parent group. It's a win/win in my book: my money is helping my school while someone else's money is helping all kids, including mine.
Yes, absolutely. It goes both ways. Vast majority of parents don't give a hoot about this issue or the "sausage-making" we're talking about here. PTO parents know exactly as much about the "parent group world ouside their school's walls" as PTA parents do.Originally posted by Rockne:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by <All 4 the kids>:
Well isn't it true that the vast majority of those parents join the group in their school too!
The vast majority are not making a choice between PTA and PTO, just joining at their child's school.
And many PTO etc. parents do not even know that they are not part of PTA! And I do know this from many, many discussions I have had with parents.
And I see many requests on this board for info on the National PTO, of which there is none.