When teachers/admin at independent schools are members of private clubs

[Anonymous]

Any thoughts on this dynamic? Because these teachers and administrators end up running in the same circles as the wealthiest members of the school community, how do they avoid a conflict of interest/bias?

[Anonymous]

What in the world would the conflict be?

Shockingly, private school employees are allowed to have private lives of their own.

[Anonymous]

Good lord. What does this matter. These people have private lives. They are like any professional that may mingle with "clients or customers" socially.

[Anonymous]

What does this mean? Bias towards or against what... teachers teach and leaders lead. Of course they have friends and interests outside of school. You think they give their friends' kids better grades? I feel sorry for you that you think so poorly of people.

[Anonymous]

When unnamed corporate/political interests with matters before the Supreme Court pay for Justices’ memberships at private clubs: That’s how society works

When private school parents see their kid’s teacher at the same club: This is a conflict of interest and should be illegal

[Anonymous]

Every day I am astounded at how some parents believe that teachers are more or less indentured servants that don't have a life of their own.

Of course teachers are able to be in social clubs.

[Anonymous]

If you're not comfortable with your children's schooling intersecting with extreme money and the private club scene then DC private schools are probably not for you.

We are not club people but this hasn't impacted our kids at all. They and their academic performance speak for them and us.

[Anonymous]

I think you overestimate the social scene at a club - or the power of it. Members aren’t always running into each other or socializing. At the most, it would be equivalent to having a teacher’s kid and your kid on the same sports team. Not a big deal.

[Anonymous]

This is such a non issue do not waste brain space on this. Teachers in the dmv make maybe 90k a year. DMV is expensive. Clubs are cost prohibitive for most families, even double big income families. For the one teacher out of 1000 that’s married to someone w family money or has family money, deal with that on a case to case basis. What you’re more likely to encounter is a random teacher who is married to someone you may work with - like the little math teacher at back to school night with a huge engagement ring and wearing a 5k necklace who has a spouse in big law. If you’re referring to like the pool clubs, honey you aren’t special.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Any thoughts on this dynamic? Because these teachers and administrators end up running in the same circles as the wealthiest members of the school community, how do they avoid a conflict of interest/bias?

In the same circumstances, would you be able to avoid conflict/bias? Any conflict/bias on the part of the wealthiest members of the school community (just typing that made me want to retch)?

Don’t you trust your school?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:When unnamed corporate/political interests with matters before the Supreme Court pay for Justices’ memberships at private clubs: That’s how society works

When private school parents see their kid’s teacher at the same club: This is a conflict of interest and should be illegal

I'm pretty sure that federal judges are no longer allowed to accept gratis membership at country clubs etc. (A good friend worked in the Senate a decade ago and I recall her saying that this was a pet issue of some senator, and so they got the ban through.)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:When unnamed corporate/political interests with matters before the Supreme Court pay for Justices’ memberships at private clubs: That’s how society works

When private school parents see their kid’s teacher at the same club: This is a conflict of interest and should be illegal

I'm pretty sure that federal judges are no longer allowed to accept gratis membership at country clubs etc. (A good friend worked in the Senate a decade ago and I recall her saying that this was a pet issue of some senator, and so they got the ban through.)

Ha. Supreme Court justices though definitely belong to clubs.

[Anonymous]

I belong to both BJ's Wholesale Club and Costco. I see our Head of School there frequently.

And I'm pretty sure they've got a Coke problem. They're always loading up on cases whenever I see them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I belong to both BJ's Wholesale Club and Costco. I see our Head of School there frequently.

And I'm pretty sure they've got a Coke problem. They're always loading up on cases whenever I see them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Any thoughts on this dynamic? Because these teachers and administrators end up running in the same circles as the wealthiest members of the school community, how do they avoid a conflict of interest/bias?

NP. It does not matter much in regards to teachers but YES for certain it matters if admissions folks or HOS are at certain clubs. Why do you think the Governing Boards at certain schools are made up of parents that belong to certain clubs? Best run schools and communities have much less of this sort of thing.