As an important institution for home-school cooperation, the Parent Association plays an important role in promoting home-school communication and promoting the development of students. Parents actively participate in the Parent Association and hope to make more efforts for the class and children through their own contributions. However, in the classes of an elementary school in Shanghai, an amazing election campaign left the class teachers feeling overwhelmed. Parents have shown their gorgeous resumes and shining identities, competing for the favor of the class teacher. Their self-introduction is full of show-offs, but does this competition go against the original intention of the parent committee?Let's take a look at how parents do it!
Parents participating in the PTA election must introduce themselves to demonstrate their qualifications and abilities. In this race of fairy fights, parents have shown their academic qualifications, positions and honors, hoping to stand out from many parents. For example, one parent graduated from the prestigious Tianjin University with a degree in civil engineering and worked as a CTO of a state-owned enterprise, while her husband ran his own business. She also mentioned that she had shown her leadership skills as a class president when she was a student. Although this kind of self-introduction is a bit ostentatious, it can be regarded as decent. However, some parents' self-introductions are shocking. Some parents posted that they and their wives are both graduate students, who once served as the chairman of the graduate student association at Shanghai Normal University, and now teach at Shanghai Lixin Institute of Accounting and Finance. Another parent directly posted that he graduated from the University of Central Michigan in the United States and now works in a private equity ** company, and gave his four advantages. These parents compete to show their education and status, as if they are competing to see who is more powerful and capable. Another parent introduced herself in a self-deprecating way, saying that she was only a primary school graduate and a jobless vagrant, but had 40 apartments because of the demolition of the homestead. The parent's self-introduction was incredible, and it also caused dissatisfaction among other parents.
This PTA election is not only a performance to show their ability and status, but also a demonstration of parents' pride and pride in their differences. They believe that only through such show-off can they attract the attention of the class teacher and gain more attention and recognition. However, such competitive behavior undoubtedly exacerbates inequality and pressure within the PTA. In this process, parents continue to surpass themselves and over-amplify their sense of competition. For some parents, education and status have become the capital and advantages of their campaign, and they must be recognized and supported by showing their background and abilities. This competition is not about helping the class and the children to make a better contribution, but for personal vanity and face. This kind of campaign actually goes against the original intention of the parent committee, and makes the class teachers feel confused and confused about their position in the class.
In order to win the election, parents not only work hard to introduce themselves, but also show their abilities and strengths in other ways. Some parents have demonstrated their experience and achievements in the Kindergarten Parent Association, emphasizing their flexibility and service attitude, and some have even served as the host of the Kindergarten Graduation Ceremony, indicating that they can assist with other tasks in the class. By demonstrating their real-world experience and skills, these parents hope to bring more value and support to the class. However, some parents of wealthy families use material conditions to show their strengths. They directly exposed their real estate and wealth, hoping to show their status and strength in this way. This materialistic use of parents as a means of competition has caused dissatisfaction and pressure from other parents. One parent even sarcastically said that he was only a primary school graduate and a jobless vagrant, but because of the demolition of the homestead, he had 40 suites, which made other parents with education and status feel embarrassed and embarrassed.
The way these parents compete is representative of their family backgrounds and values. Some families pay more attention to the ostentation of education and status, while others pay more attention to the display and comparison of material things. The existence of this form of competition has led to disharmony and contradictions within the parent committee. On the one hand, parents with high academic qualifications and status are dissatisfied, believing that the display of material things is nihilistic and meaningless. On the other hand, families with good material conditions want to gain more recognition and support by showcasing their strengths. This atmosphere of show-off and comparison makes the competition in the parent committee more and more fierce, and the class teachers feel at a loss. They cannot only value the educational qualifications and status of their parents, nor can they only value their material conditions and abilities. They need to select the right talents to join the Parent Committee to help the class develop efficiently. However, in such a competitive environment, it becomes more difficult to choose the right talent.
The purpose of the PTA election was to promote home-school cooperation and promote the development of children. However, in the election campaign of a primary school in Shanghai, the parents' show-off and comparison made people feel uncomfortable and powerless. They show their academic qualifications, status and wealth in various ways, competing to attract the attention and recognition of the class teacher. This kind of competitive behavior has gone against the original intention of the parent committee and made the class teachers feel at a loss. Parents should approach the PTA campaign with a calm mind, not only focusing on their own personal interests and status, but also focusing on the development of the class and their children. It is only through true collaboration and joint efforts that real change and progress can be brought to the class. At the same time, class teachers should also strengthen the management and guidance of the Parent Committee to ensure that the members of the Parent Committee are selected appropriately and can contribute real strength and support to the class. Only in this way can the PTA become a bridge between home and school to help students grow and develop better.