Private school teachers, please answer this question honestly.

[Anonymous]

If you were offered a job in say MCPS tomorrow, would you take it?
Assuming they offer a salary commensurate with your years of experience, without having to do extra certification.
One private school teacher told me that she would take such a job, but she is not qualified. She also said most of her coworkers would run for the door too, if they could.

[Anonymous]

I think it depends on your circumstances. If your DH makes a good salary, I might stick w/ private school. If you need the money and benefits, I'd take the public school job.

[Anonymous]

I ran the other way. From FCPS to a private school, happily taking the pay cut. Being in private reminded me why I wanted to be a teacher.

However, it really depends on the school administration - public OR private. If you have a great principal or head, you hopefully feel appreciated and that what you do everyday matters.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:From FCPS to a private school, happily taking the pay cut. Being in private reminded me why I wanted to be a teacher.

I also moved from public to private and could not agree more.

[Anonymous]

A good friend of mine is a private school math teacher and having financial issues and her husband is urging her to go MCPS -she has a masters in education so would make pretty good money. She dreads the idea, but is considering it - I doubt she will do it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:From FCPS to a private school, happily taking the pay cut. Being in private reminded me why I wanted to be a teacher.

I also moved from public to private and could not agree more.

A good friend of mine is a private school math teacher and having financial issues and her husband is urging her to go MCPS -she has a masters in education so would make pretty good money. She dreads the idea, but is considering it - I doubt she will do it.

Hmm. I don't think this thread is turning out the way OP secretly hoped it would ....

[Anonymous]

Those of us who have kids in private schools are loving it.

[Anonymous]

I have a friend who quit her job as a MoCo teacher to SAH. A couple of years later when she started looking for a new job, she only applied to private schools because she didn't want to go back to work unless it was at a school she loved.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Those of us who have kids in private schools are loving it.

I have kids in private and I work for the county. I would NEVER in a thousand years move into a private school. The pay is dreadful. I am, however, a fan of K-8 schooling, which is why we made the decision to go private.

Bottom line - If you're weak in management, then you'll suffer in public school. I like the challenge, and I love working with a diverse population, which isn't necessary what you see in a private school setting.

[Anonymous]

oops - necessarily, I meant

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Those of us who have kids in private schools are loving it.

I have kids in private and I work for the county. I would NEVER in a thousand years move into a private school. The pay is dreadful. I am, however, a fan of K-8 schooling, which is why we made the decision to go private.

Bottom line - If you're weak in management, then you'll suffer in public school. I like the challenge, and I love working with a diverse population, which isn't necessary what you see in a private school setting.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:A good friend of mine is a private school math teacher and having financial issues and her husband is urging her to go MCPS -she has a masters in education so would make pretty good money. She dreads the idea, but is considering it - I doubt she will do it.

Good. I hope she she stays away from my kids public school.

What exactly does she "dread?" Is it the minority kids, the poor kids, the kids who just haven't had a decent shot in life? I guess she's such a mediocre teacher that she can only "handle" working with children who's are, what, perfect? God forbid she work with kids who really, really need a great teacher -- the kind of kids that can't gain admission to a private school (either b/c they don't have money, don't have an adult willing or able to navigate the admissions and F.A. process). How awful!

At my kids's public school, there are kids who benefit every single day from the fabulous teachers who routinely go the extra mile. Some -gasp- public school kids rely on remarkable teachers to show them a better way and to improve their lives and futures. Your "good friend" should be ashamed of herself for judging and looking down on MCPS (or any public school system)-- she hardly sounds fit to work in the same building as some of the wonderful teachers that I'm proud to know. Hope she enjoys helping shape the next generation of the spoiled and the privileged.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A good friend of mine is a private school math teacher and having financial issues and her husband is urging her to go MCPS -she has a masters in education so would make pretty good money. She dreads the idea, but is considering it - I doubt she will do it.

Good. I hope she she stays away from my kids public school.

What exactly does she "dread?" Is it the minority kids, the poor kids, the kids who just haven't had a decent shot in life? I guess she's such a mediocre teacher that she can only "handle" working with children who's are, what, perfect? God forbid she work with kids who really, really need a great teacher -- the kind of kids that can't gain admission to a private school (either b/c they don't have money, don't have an adult willing or able to navigate the admissions and F.A. process). How awful!

At my kids's public school, there are kids who benefit every single day from the fabulous teachers who routinely go the extra mile. Some -gasp- public school kids rely on remarkable teachers to show them a better way and to improve their lives and futures. Your "good friend" should be ashamed of herself for judging and looking down on MCPS (or any public school system)-- she hardly sounds fit to work in the same building as some of the wonderful teachers that I'm proud to know. Hope she enjoys helping shape the next generation of the spoiled and the privileged.

I think it's strange that you assume her reservations have anything to do with the children. Couldn't it be the administration, or the bureaucracy? Why assume it's the children?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A good friend of mine is a private school math teacher and having financial issues and her husband is urging her to go MCPS -she has a masters in education so would make pretty good money. She dreads the idea, but is considering it - I doubt she will do it.

Good. I hope she she stays away from my kids public school.

What exactly does she "dread?" Is it the minority kids, the poor kids, the kids who just haven't had a decent shot in life? I guess she's such a mediocre teacher that she can only "handle" working with children who's are, what, perfect? God forbid she work with kids who really, really need a great teacher -- the kind of kids that can't gain admission to a private school (either b/c they don't have money, don't have an adult willing or able to navigate the admissions and F.A. process). How awful!

At my kids's public school, there are kids who benefit every single day from the fabulous teachers who routinely go the extra mile. Some -gasp- public school kids rely on remarkable teachers to show them a better way and to improve their lives and futures. Your "good friend" should be ashamed of herself for judging and looking down on MCPS (or any public school system)-- she hardly sounds fit to work in the same building as some of the wonderful teachers that I'm proud to know. Hope she enjoys helping shape the next generation of the spoiled and the privileged.

The children come with the school.

I think it's strange that you assume her reservations have anything to do with the children. Couldn't it be the administration, or the bureaucracy? Why assume it's the children?

[Anonymous]

Yea-you totally missed the point. Not the kids - really - minority kids - poor kids - wow you live in a world where poor, minority and SN kids don't go to private.

It's more class size, commute, length of school year, and dealing with other teachers - our local middle school has 13 6 th grade classes - the private 2.

[Anonymous]

Wow. If someone didn't want to teach at public school, I would assume it was that they didn't like the bureaucratic BS associated with public schools and/or the "teaching for the test." I would not assume it has anything to do with the children. Your assumption that it's the kids says more about the way you view public schools.