Wealthy kids will have private teachers

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Anonymous wrote:...while everyone else’s children fall further behind. Our society is so broken.

My kids will not have private teachers. My kids will be taught by me. I am an educated mom. I got this one.

[Anonymous]

Wealthy kids always had private teachers - it is called tutoring. What is new?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:...while everyone else’s children fall further behind. Our society is so broken.

My kids will not have private teachers. My kids will be taught by me. I am an educated mom. I got this one.

Okay??!!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Private schools won’t allow the teachers railroad them. They understand that their mission is to educate children, not be a welfare employment center for teachers. It’s sad that this must be pointed out.

What's sad is this BS take.

"A welfare employment center for teachers"?

I've been a private school parent for six years and am well aware private school parents are entitled, but this situation has shined a real light on how utterly insufferable many private school parents really are.

I have been a private school parent for 10 years, and while I agree that the language is off-putting, many private schools have what is effectively a tenure system that is not official. I have actually heard some private school teachers brag to me about making "tenure". At this point, their teaching responsibilities are reduced, making them less competitive for accepting a job at another school. It's a strategy to pump up the metric of teacher satisfaction, as many parents see teacher longevity as a sign of job satisfaction. Many very skilled educators in private schools are not afforded these more secure employment situations because they are very expensive. It's all unofficial, off the books, but if you get to know the faculty and observe, you will see some measure of this at virtually all private schools. You will see this more with older teachers, as private schools were competing for their services with public districts that could offer pensions and higher pay. "Welfare" is overstating it, however, and it is the minority of private school teachers who enjoy this privilege. In some cases, it is at most a form of nepotism, which is not really that outrageous.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Wealthy kids usually don't have heavily involved parents. They often have tutors and are in private school. My kids will not fall behind as we are involved parents who work with our kids. Instead of complaining try it.

This is kinda wishful thinking, PP. While it’s great you are involved, many wealthy parents are, too. And many not-so-wealthy parents are very busy working during these times. Never have I met more highly educated stay at home moms (or parents with quite flexible work schedules) than when my kids were in private school in DC.

[Anonymous]

Wealthy parents have always paid for private tutors and private school.

[Anonymous]

What is “wealthy?” Do you mean rich rich? Or do you mean upper middle class? Or sort of rich? My kid is coming out of a private school for a public specialty program. My friends with kids at the private are umc and some with family money but they’re freaked out the school is trying to open and considering sending them online. No one that I know of has hired a teacher or even a tutor yet, although they probably would if it’s a big disaster. We’re seeing what online will look like and have the resources to get help if needed, but we’re also well-educated and work from home so can help our kid if they need it.

Now rich rich people—I have found they are the least involved in their kids’ education, because it doesn’t really matter much. They already are rich. It’s UMC people who freak out the most.