It was recently brought to my attention that our school parent teacher organization leaders are done after this school year since their kids will be moving on to sixth grade. Parents are being asked to get involved because otherwise itâs likely that the PTO will fold.
Iâve run into several other instances like this where groups are on the brink of ending and it makes me wonder that if no one is motivated to get involved, how tightly should we hold on to keeping something around? In more dramatic situations such as Boy Scouts or USA Gymnastics in which the organizations have been rocked by horrific scandal, should those involved dig in and try to fix whatâs left, or is letting them implode the best way to create change? I think about this with our countryâs current state of politics, as well. How much do we invest in helping something, and when is it time to walk away?
Cue Jackie DeShannon’s “What the World Needs Now is Love.” I’m about to drive around town, windows down, blasting it from my mom-car speakers on repeat. (Obviously the next cue
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