Question for private school teachers - tuition benefit?

[Anonymous]

For those of you who are private school teachers, do you receive a tuition break for sending your kids to your school? If so, how much?

[Anonymous]

Our school does not offer this benefit.

[Anonymous]

There is a huge variation among schools.

[Anonymous]

Our school will not consider the teacher's salary in calculating FA - so your spouse makes very little, you might qualify for FA, but if your spouse makes too much to qualify then you don't get any.

[Anonymous]

Our school offers a 20% discount.

[Anonymous]

OP,
This went out of favor years ago. I'd love to know which school offers 20%.

[Anonymous]

No. That is why I am leaving. My kid is at the local public and I am teaching these kids in a school where I have give 14 years of service, and which I cannot afford for my son. So, I am done. Looking for a position in the public school system.

And yes, I am bitter.

[Anonymous]

Why are you bitter? Was the benefit in place when you started? Anyway, have you tried FA?

[Anonymous]

It's a shame that this has fallen out of favor, because having teachers with children in the school means that they have "skin in the game" to ensure it's a good school (if that is the correct expression).

[Anonymous]

Teachers kids should not attend the same school where the teacher I working.
The teachers kids that I know were very grateful that they never did

[Anonymous]

12:20 I agree with 12:38. It would be so complicated to have a classmate's parent as a teacher!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Teachers kids should not attend the same school where the teacher I working.
The teachers kids that I know were very grateful that they never did

I so agree with this. We had teacher's daughter in same class. Didn't work at all. We had to leave.

[Anonymous]

A ton of teachers and administrators have their kids in our school. There is some tuition benefit, but not the whole thing. I know it's a stretch for some of the teachers. But I feel it's a good thing, they really understand the school and other teachers and have great relationships with the kids. They do have "skin in the game."

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Teachers kids should not attend the same school where the teacher I working.
The teachers kids that I know were very grateful that they never did

I attended the Elementary school where my mother taught, and had several friends who went through the same (this was all public though). I had no problem with it for social or academic purposes. The only problem I ever had was that I often hated being stuck at school until my mom was done working, but then I know plenty of kids who often got sick of the afterschool camps, daycares, etc, they were at while their parents worked, and plenty of kids who felt their SAHMs were breathing down their necks. Life's not always perfect.

Now, if you're talking about a teacher having her own child in her class, then I do agree there's a conflict of interest there.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Teachers kids should not attend the same school where the teacher I working.
The teachers kids that I know were very grateful that they never did

I attended the Elementary school where my mother taught, and had several friends who went through the same (this was all public though). I had no problem with it for social or academic purposes. The only problem I ever had was that I often hated being stuck at school until my mom was done working, but then I know plenty of kids who often got sick of the afterschool camps, daycares, etc, they were at while their parents worked, and plenty of kids who felt their SAHMs were breathing down their necks. Life's not always perfect.

Now, if you're talking about a teacher having her own child in her class, then I do agree there's a conflict of interest there.

Agree. My sister and I attended the private school where my mother taught, from 1st through 12th grades. We could do this because tuition for faculty kids was entirely free. It was a wonderful benefit; they lost a lot of good teachers (and good students) when they discontinued it about 15 years ago. There were 5 or 6 other faculty kids in my class of 100 and all of us were among the top students. We benefited tremendously, but the school benefited, too. I never had a problem with my mom teaching my classmates. It would have been a problem to have her as a teacher myself, of course, but the school was careful to arrange it so that did not happen. Ie, if she usually taught AP French and I was to take it that year, they had a different teacher teach it instead. Not difficult unless there is only one teacher for the subject matter, like art or music. That did happen at my school and I think those teachers' kids were a little uncomfortable, but not enough to leave, and those classes didn't really matter grade-wise so nobody else had a problem with it.