Help solve family debate: teachers’ kids?

[Anonymous]

IME, being a teacher kid is like being a sibling. Def a big hook so the student doesn’t need to be at the same level academically as an unhooked student. However, it does often come down to money. At schools where you see fewer teacher kids, you will find that the school doesn’t offer enough in FA to make up for the low salaries so that tuition is affordable for the teacher’s family.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It wouldn’t be on the website. But it isn’t very common. There are usually like 100 teachers and 30 spots a year, so they don’t want four spots a year going to teachers kids (teachers can’t afford to donate much).

What school has 100 teachers and 30 spots a year?

A k-12

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It wouldn’t be on the website. But it isn’t very common. There are usually like 100 teachers and 30 spots a year, so they don’t want four spots a year going to teachers kids (teachers can’t afford to donate much).

What school has 100 teachers and 30 spots a year?

A k-12

What K-12 only graduates and replaces 30 kids a year?

However many kids a school graduates, they take more than that each year, because they keep their numbers pretty steady, plus at least a few kids will transfer out.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It wouldn’t be on the website. But it isn’t very common. There are usually like 100 teachers and 30 spots a year, so they don’t want four spots a year going to teachers kids (teachers can’t afford to donate much).

What school has 100 teachers and 30 spots a year?

A k-12

What K-12 only graduates and replaces 30 kids a year?

However many kids a school graduates, they take more than that each year, because they keep their numbers pretty steady, plus at least a few kids will transfer out.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:IME, being a teacher kid is like being a sibling. Def a big hook so the student doesn’t need to be at the same level academically as an unhooked student. However, it does often come down to money. At schools where you see fewer teacher kids, you will find that the school doesn’t offer enough in FA to make up for the low salaries so that tuition is affordable for the teacher’s family.

I think it is a big hook, but with a few caveats:

1. I think it’s most helpful to lower school admissions. High school not so much.

2. Teachers kids are usually among the smartest. Hello, built in tutor! Just wanted to say that b/c your comment about teachers kids not needing to be on the same level felt like a bit of a dig.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I teach at a top 3 and I know of more than five colleagues whose DCs were not admitted to our school.

Why are you on DCUM? That seems very inappropriate to me especially during school hours?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:FIL went to elite DC private because his father was a teacher there in the 70s.

He insists that teachers’ kids still get admission in DC elite privates. My DH and I are arguing that just can’t be the case… right? Maybe the 70s, sure, but not today.

Who’s right? And please ref schools/details if you know them.

No. Kids have to apply, they have to be selected within their demographic, they have to pay for it. None of those steps are guaranteed just because you teach at that same private school.

We’ve seen teachers leave even when their kid gets in but they don’t like their fin aid package.

I left my teaching position of 15 years at a Big Three a few years after my kid got in, but we got no aid. DC didn't attend because we couldn't afford it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I teach at a top 3 and I know of more than five colleagues whose DCs were not admitted to our school.

Why are you on DCUM? That seems very inappropriate to me especially during school hours?

Uhm, it's called a break, Mrs. Kravitz.

[Anonymous]

Throughout the last 5-6 years, I know teachers or staff who taught/worked at the following schools and their kids attended at the same time. Most of them received a tuition discount: St. Albans, NPS, Beauvoir, Primary Day, Norwood, and Sidwell.

[Anonymous]

At our private (which is often discussed here on DCUM) there are a lot of teacher and faculty kids, probably because a big perk of working there full time is that you get 50% tuition remission. We also have kids with both parents working full time at the school so I assume those kids go for free.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:IME, being a teacher kid is like being a sibling. Def a big hook so the student doesn’t need to be at the same level academically as an unhooked student. However, it does often come down to money. At schools where you see fewer teacher kids, you will find that the school doesn’t offer enough in FA to make up for the low salaries so that tuition is affordable for the teacher’s family.

I think it is a big hook, but with a few caveats:

1. I think it’s most helpful to lower school admissions. High school not so much.

2. Teachers kids are usually among the smartest. Hello, built in tutor! Just wanted to say that b/c your comment about teachers kids not needing to be on the same level felt like a bit of a dig.

If it’s a big hook, then no, they don’t have to be at the same academic level as an unhooked kid. That’s not a dig; that’s what a hook is.

There are plenty of teacher kids who are smart and probably would have been admitted unhooked (I can think of two currently - admitted to NWDC schools for ninth). And there are those who would probably not have been admitted but for the hook.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Throughout the last 5-6 years, I know teachers or staff who taught/worked at the following schools and their kids attended at the same time. Most of them received a tuition discount: St. Albans, NPS, Beauvoir, Primary Day, Norwood, and Sidwell.

Sidwell doesn't offer any discount or tuition remission. Need-based FA only.

[Anonymous]

At DD's school the child of a teacher starts at 50% of the regular tuition rate. It's not unusual for a teacher to be married to another teacher, meaning that their children then qualify for additional discounts on tuition. As best as I can tell most FA money actually goes towards the tuition for teachers' children. There are many advantages to these golden handcuffs. Where it can unravel is when the youngest child graduates.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m the PP. I’ll add: the reason my husband and I are so hesitant to believe this is that we did a quick scan of a few websites and it’s not listed on their hiring sections… unless this is a back room benefit that’s not discussed openly?

A back room benefit? Or not your business?

Ohhh. This post hit a nerve.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m the PP. I’ll add: the reason my husband and I are so hesitant to believe this is that we did a quick scan of a few websites and it’s not listed on their hiring sections… unless this is a back room benefit that’s not discussed openly?

They're not going to list it. Too many will apply for the job only because of the discounted tuition.