WHY A-P.T.A.
When children go to 3chool all
kinds of- problems and situations
arise which concern parents,
children and teachers. The suc
cess of a boy or girl at school
and in a community depends to a
marked degree on whether his par
ents arc able to moot those school
problems understandingly and help
fully, P„T.A. take up those very
situat ions and by group discus
sions and,other methods show how
best to handle them.
Parents do not form P.T.A. for
the.purpose of studing academic
subjects, but for the purpose of
studying ethical and behavior
problems of the school child in
order that each parent more wise
ly sieve his own problem,,
Parents and teachers need each
other„ Both arc engaged in the
most important job any-one. can
have today; that of guiding and
training for good citizenship.
Both realize as never before the
joint responsibility which is
theirs and with very few excep
tions welcome opportunities
which will bring about closer
cooperation between the home and
schoclp P.T.A. ofors just this
opportunity. Such an organization
is not for the purpose of "check
ing up " on school board or
faculty. Any P.T.A. organized
with this purpose in mind would
be doomed to failure before its
start. The school is an institu
tion whose various departments
have difference of function , and
division of responsibility and
labor, but certainly these depart
ments must cooperate. Just so
should parents and teachers joint
ly contribute, by a.ll the coopcrn.
tion of which tho$- arc capable,
toward the success of this most
important undertaking; guiding
our future citizens.
Signed: Mrs.Lee Marshall
( Thank you Mrs. Marshall your
dream of ideals is very lovely,
out you have fa.ilcd to cope with
thcproblems of organization. )
P.T.A. EXPERIENCE
The aim and ideals of such cn
organisation arc wonderful and
could; (iforganised by well train
ed and experienced persons, great
ly aid in many ways.)
Experience has proven and statis
tics will show that parents arc
not trained to become parents nor
trained for the job of educating
children'and solving their school
problems, unless that parent has
first been a teacher.
Therefore, only teachers arc
trained to handle school problems
and solve them. If the parent is
unable to handle their own child’s
difficulties, why call in other
untrained help? What parent wants
the adv ice of an inexperienced
person in dealing with the de
licate tcmperrricnt of a child when
"Mother Love" and Mother’s good
ndvifco is the only thing required.
Look bock to your own .childhood,
wasn't Mother or maybe it was
Dad, the bast pal you ever had?
Did you care to discuss your
private difficulties with the
neighbors? Lid you even want them
to know ? ABSOLUTELY NOTl l Those
small problems of yesterday, which
appeared so very large too you
then, should not be solved by
public discussion.
If there is something concerning
your own child which you'wish to
discuss with his teacher, go to
that teacher, privately and have
a talk but leave the neighbors
children out of it.
If there is some problem concern
ing the community at large, take
it to your school board or your
school Superintendent for dis
cussion. Greater beneficial
results can be accomplished in
a more quiet and sincere manner.
A-P.T.A. meaning Parent Training
Association is far more important •
in accomplishing this broad minded,
understanding quality which most
of us lack.