[Dianna]

PTA is a political tool of the NEA. By joining your local PTA, you are automatically sending $2.00 to the National PTA which supports all the same things as the NEA. We refuse to join, though we remain active in the school.

How timely! Just today I received a "To the Parents of: " note from the PTA. Well, goodness gracious, they have checked their records and found that I have not joined the PTA! They would like to encourage me to do so, as my child and his classroom teacher might get some goodies if I do.

The note I wrote back borders on unpleasant.

[petitfour]

We try to find out what the "goodies" are, and we buy them for the whole class instead. We have several pizza parties to do this year.