Reflecting on the PTA Legacy: A Challenge for 21st Century Leaders – Chapter 3 – Build It and They Will Come
Reflecting on the PTA Legacy: A Challenge for 21st Century Leaders Sandra L. Zelno, Consultant to the Pennsylvania PTA. Chapter 3. Build It and They Will Come Many new products and initiatives were developed by entrepreneurs in the 1890’s. It was full speed ahead – a time filled with great prospects for innovation. Many seized […]
Reflecting on the PTA Legacy: A Challenge for 21st Century Leaders – Chapter 2 – Shopping Around the Dream
Reflecting on the PTA Legacy: A Challenge for 21st Century Leaders Sandra L. Zelno, Consultant to the Pennsylvania PTA. Chapter 2. Shopping Around the Dream Shopping. Shopping. Shopping… Now that we may have gained the undivided attention of seasoned shoppers, reflecting on shopping in 1895 might be interesting. With the Industrial Revolution responsible for many […]
Reflecting on the PTA Legacy: A Challenge for 21st Century Leaders – Chapter 1 – An Idea and a Dream
Reflecting on the PTA Legacy: A Challenge for 21st Century Leaders Sandra L. Zelno, Consultant to the Pennsylvania PTA. Chapter 1. An Idea and a Dream The year was 1895. Grover Cleveland was President of the United States. Only three percent (3%) of all Americans attended college. The average annual income for an American family […]
Reflecting on the PTA Legacy: A Challenge for 21st Century Leaders – Overview
Reflecting on the PTA Legacy: A Challenge for 21st Century Leaders Sandra L. Zelno, Consultant to the Pennsylvania PTA. Overview The National Congress of Mothers was founded on February 17, 1897 in Washington, D.C. by Alice McLellan White Birney and Phoebe Apperson Hearst. It later became known as the National Congress of Parents and Teachers […]