Renee, I know you didnt.
You've posted some good stuff at PTOtoday
I try to stay away from the PTA vs. PTO topic. Both are great for their own reasons.
I would never not support one (if ours wasnt a PTA). I tout PTA.org and PTOtoday to friends and aquaintences (sp?), even though they both pay me a million pazzoozzaas each.
I'm just amazed at the people whom get mad (no reference to you- just others) when Tim and his peeps tout PTO; of course they're gonna. Its they're bread and butter.
Coke would never say "well, if the Coke machine is empty go ahead and purchase a Pepsi, but just once." (Even though the situation is a little different.
I try not to make replies a presonal attack towards someone, hope that hleps.
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<font size=""1""><font color="#"black"">Liberalism is not an affilation its a curable disease. </font></font><br /><br><font color="#"gray"">~Wisdom of Shawnshuefus</font><br /><br><font color="#"blue""><font size=""1"">The punishment which the wise suffer, who refuse to take part in government, is...
Shawn, I didn't mean all PTAs, just the ones that have all negative things to say about the PTOs & seem to be unhappy with PTOs for whatever reasons. O/A it doesn't matter. We are all in this for the same reasons.... The Kids. Why do the unhappy ones want the PTOs to keep justifing themselves or just go away?
Not all PTAers' ('cuz I'm one) bash this site.
Tim does a great job with this site (regardless whether someones PTA or PTO) but some of the posts are correct this site is part of a Forprofit business. Tim has allowed us a great place to share ideas, complain, grouse, receive hope and help others.
Tim may be doing most of this 'cuz he's a great guy (and put us in his PTOToday mag), I dont really know him. So I wont guestimate on anyone reasons.
Its a great site, great idea but at the end of the day it is a Business.
This is absolutely not a slam on PTOers' (there are a ton of great ones) or PTOtoday, but if an orange is an orange well.. Its an orange. (Sorry... only analogy I could think of for a business)
<font size=""1""><font color="#"black"">Liberalism is not an affilation its a curable disease. </font></font><br /><br><font color="#"gray"">~Wisdom of Shawnshuefus</font><br /><br><font color="#"blue""><font size=""1"">The punishment which the wise suffer, who refuse to take part in government, is...
We all do it for the children. Just some of us do it at different levels. It depends on your group. I'm tired of the PTA bashing this site. For us PTOers, this site is great. I find a wealth of info & support here.Just because this is a PTO site doesn't mean another org. can't utilize it. If the PTAers that are unhappy with this PTO site, should then just stick to their national PTA site for ideas & support & stop trying to make us feel unimportant because we are not a PTA.
Originally posted by SAFin RI:
Tim will back me up in this; there are lots of really good PTA's and PTO's out there! They all do exceptional work for the children! When parents are involved, children do better.
