Tuition Remission Summary

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Sidwell and GDS 0%? How do they attract top teachers?

Top teachers want to teach and schools where they can set the curriculum, don't have to "manage" a classroom and don't have to teach to a test.

In terms of remission, if you are a teacher and your spouse is a biglaw partner making 7 figures, why should your kid get free tuition?

Best thing I ever did was leave a Big Three for MCPS. I got a 30% pay increase, excellent health insurance, and a pension.

And I love my school community.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Sidwell and GDS 0%? How do they attract top teachers?

Top teachers want to teach and schools where they can set the curriculum, don't have to "manage" a classroom and don't have to teach to a test.

In terms of remission, if you are a teacher and your spouse is a biglaw partner making 7 figures, why should your kid get free tuition?

Best thing I ever did was leave a Big Three for MCPS. I got a 30% pay increase, excellent health insurance, and a pension.

And I love my school community.

30% more kids in your classes?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Sidwell and GDS 0%? How do they attract top teachers?

Top teachers want to teach and schools where they can set the curriculum, don't have to "manage" a classroom and don't have to teach to a test.

In terms of remission, if you are a teacher and your spouse is a biglaw partner making 7 figures, why should your kid get free tuition?

Best thing I ever did was leave a Big Three for MCPS. I got a 30% pay increase, excellent health insurance, and a pension.

And I love my school community.

30% more kids in your classes?

More kids in my class, but not 30% more. I have peace of mind and financial security I didn’t have before.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Sidwell and GDS 0%? How do they attract top teachers?

Top teachers want to teach and schools where they can set the curriculum, don't have to "manage" a classroom and don't have to teach to a test.

In terms of remission, if you are a teacher and your spouse is a biglaw partner making 7 figures, why should your kid get free tuition?

Best thing I ever did was leave a Big Three for MCPS. I got a 30% pay increase, excellent health insurance, and a pension.

And I love my school community.

30% more kids in your classes?

More kids in my class, but not 30% more. I have peace of mind and financial security I didn’t have before.

I'm happy for you PP. I switched to independent from public and found peace of mind. However, I can't imagine supporting a family on a private school salary. You will get dual income or not primary breadwinner teachers, and that rules out some smart and classy folks which is unfortunate.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Sidwell and GDS 0%? How do they attract top teachers?

Top teachers want to teach and schools where they can set the curriculum, don't have to "manage" a classroom and don't have to teach to a test.

In terms of remission, if you are a teacher and your spouse is a biglaw partner making 7 figures, why should your kid get free tuition?

Best thing I ever did was leave a Big Three for MCPS. I got a 30% pay increase, excellent health insurance, and a pension.

And I love my school community.

30% more kids in your classes?

More kids in my class, but not 30% more. I have peace of mind and financial security I didn’t have before.

I'm happy for you PP. I switched to independent from public and found peace of mind. However, I can't imagine supporting a family on a private school salary. You will get dual income or not primary breadwinner teachers, and that rules out some smart and classy folks which is unfortunate.

And dual income only works if the other spouse is a high earner with excellent benefits.

[Anonymous]

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[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Sidwell and GDS 0%? How do they attract top teachers?

Top teachers want to teach and schools where they can set the curriculum, don't have to "manage" a classroom and don't have to teach to a test.

In terms of remission, if you are a teacher and your spouse is a biglaw partner making 7 figures, why should your kid get free tuition?

Best thing I ever did was leave a Big Three for MCPS. I got a 30% pay increase, excellent health insurance, and a pension.

And I love my school community.

30% more kids in your classes?

More kids in my class, but not 30% more. I have peace of mind and financial security I didn’t have before.

I'm happy for you PP. I switched to independent from public and found peace of mind. However, I can't imagine supporting a family on a private school salary. You will get dual income or not primary breadwinner teachers, and that rules out some smart and classy folks which is unfortunate.

And dual income only works if the other spouse is a high earner with excellent benefits.

I am a teacher in an independent school with a working spouse. We make about the same salary (he is in a non-profit) but he doesn't get the benefit of summers off. And our family uses my health insurance.

The idea that you can't teach in an independent school unless you have a high-earning spouse is complete nonsense.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Sidwell and GDS 0%? How do they attract top teachers?

Top teachers want to teach and schools where they can set the curriculum, don't have to "manage" a classroom and don't have to teach to a test.

In terms of remission, if you are a teacher and your spouse is a biglaw partner making 7 figures, why should your kid get free tuition?

Best thing I ever did was leave a Big Three for MCPS. I got a 30% pay increase, excellent health insurance, and a pension.

And I love my school community.

30% more kids in your classes?

More kids in my class, but not 30% more. I have peace of mind and financial security I didn’t have before.

I'm happy for you PP. I switched to independent from public and found peace of mind. However, I can't imagine supporting a family on a private school salary. You will get dual income or not primary breadwinner teachers, and that rules out some smart and classy folks which is unfortunate.

And dual income only works if the other spouse is a high earner with excellent benefits.

I am a teacher in an independent school with a working spouse. We make about the same salary (he is in a non-profit) but he doesn't get the benefit of summers off. And our family uses my health insurance.

The idea that you can't teach in an independent school unless you have a high-earning spouse is complete nonsense.

Where do you live and how many kids and how much tuition do you have to pay? I figure that puts your HHI around $140k? If you have two kids - that’s $80k per year, so how do you make it work?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Sidwell and GDS 0%? How do they attract top teachers?

Top teachers want to teach and schools where they can set the curriculum, don't have to "manage" a classroom and don't have to teach to a test.

In terms of remission, if you are a teacher and your spouse is a biglaw partner making 7 figures, why should your kid get free tuition?

Best thing I ever did was leave a Big Three for MCPS. I got a 30% pay increase, excellent health insurance, and a pension.

And I love my school community.

30% more kids in your classes?

More kids in my class, but not 30% more. I have peace of mind and financial security I didn’t have before.

I'm happy for you PP. I switched to independent from public and found peace of mind. However, I can't imagine supporting a family on a private school salary. You will get dual income or not primary breadwinner teachers, and that rules out some smart and classy folks which is unfortunate.

And dual income only works if the other spouse is a high earner with excellent benefits.

I am a teacher in an independent school with a working spouse. We make about the same salary (he is in a non-profit) but he doesn't get the benefit of summers off. And our family uses my health insurance.

The idea that you can't teach in an independent school unless you have a high-earning spouse is complete nonsense.

Where do you live and how many kids and how much tuition do you have to pay? I figure that puts your HHI around $140k? If you have two kids - that’s $80k per year, so how do you make it work?

I'm not going to give you all of my personal details but I think it's obvious I am not paying $80,000 in tuition. Yes, my kids go to my school, but with remission and financial aid it is very doable for us.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Sidwell and GDS 0%? How do they attract top teachers?

Top teachers want to teach and schools where they can set the curriculum, don't have to "manage" a classroom and don't have to teach to a test.

In terms of remission, if you are a teacher and your spouse is a biglaw partner making 7 figures, why should your kid get free tuition?

Best thing I ever did was leave a Big Three for MCPS. I got a 30% pay increase, excellent health insurance, and a pension.

And I love my school community.

30% more kids in your classes?

More kids in my class, but not 30% more. I have peace of mind and financial security I didn’t have before.

I'm happy for you PP. I switched to independent from public and found peace of mind. However, I can't imagine supporting a family on a private school salary. You will get dual income or not primary breadwinner teachers, and that rules out some smart and classy folks which is unfortunate.

And dual income only works if the other spouse is a high earner with excellent benefits.

I am a teacher in an independent school with a working spouse. We make about the same salary (he is in a non-profit) but he doesn't get the benefit of summers off. And our family uses my health insurance.

The idea that you can't teach in an independent school unless you have a high-earning spouse is complete nonsense.

Where do you live and how many kids and how much tuition do you have to pay? I figure that puts your HHI around $140k? If you have two kids - that’s $80k per year, so how do you make it work?

I'm not going to give you all of my personal details but I think it's obvious I am not paying $80,000 in tuition. Yes, my kids go to my school, but with remission and financial aid it is very doable for us.

Okay then, can you at least confirm the amount of remission and FA that you receive?

[Anonymous]

Any info on CHDS Capitol Hill day school

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Sidwell and GDS 0%? How do they attract top teachers?

Top teachers want to teach and schools where they can set the curriculum, don't have to "manage" a classroom and don't have to teach to a test.

In terms of remission, if you are a teacher and your spouse is a biglaw partner making 7 figures, why should your kid get free tuition?

Best thing I ever did was leave a Big Three for MCPS. I got a 30% pay increase, excellent health insurance, and a pension.

And I love my school community.

30% more kids in your classes?

More kids in my class, but not 30% more. I have peace of mind and financial security I didn’t have before.

I'm happy for you PP. I switched to independent from public and found peace of mind. However, I can't imagine supporting a family on a private school salary. You will get dual income or not primary breadwinner teachers, and that rules out some smart and classy folks which is unfortunate.

And dual income only works if the other spouse is a high earner with excellent benefits.

I am a teacher in an independent school with a working spouse. We make about the same salary (he is in a non-profit) but he doesn't get the benefit of summers off. And our family uses my health insurance.

The idea that you can't teach in an independent school unless you have a high-earning spouse is complete nonsense.

Get back to us when your kids are approaching college and you have mediocre health insurance and anemic retirement and college savings.

We did the math and saw impending disaster, so acted accordingly.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Sidwell and GDS 0%? How do they attract top teachers?

Top teachers want to teach and schools where they can set the curriculum, don't have to "manage" a classroom and don't have to teach to a test.

In terms of remission, if you are a teacher and your spouse is a biglaw partner making 7 figures, why should your kid get free tuition?

Best thing I ever did was leave a Big Three for MCPS. I got a 30% pay increase, excellent health insurance, and a pension.

And I love my school community.

30% more kids in your classes?

More kids in my class, but not 30% more. I have peace of mind and financial security I didn’t have before.

I'm happy for you PP. I switched to independent from public and found peace of mind. However, I can't imagine supporting a family on a private school salary. You will get dual income or not primary breadwinner teachers, and that rules out some smart and classy folks which is unfortunate.

And dual income only works if the other spouse is a high earner with excellent benefits.

I am a teacher in an independent school with a working spouse. We make about the same salary (he is in a non-profit) but he doesn't get the benefit of summers off. And our family uses my health insurance.

The idea that you can't teach in an independent school unless you have a high-earning spouse is complete nonsense.

Get back to us when your kids are approaching college and you have mediocre health insurance and anemic retirement and college savings.

We did the math and saw impending disaster, so acted accordingly.

Cool. You do you, and I'll do me.

Well actually, you could do you a little less condescendingly, but that's just a suggestion.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Sidwell and GDS 0%? How do they attract top teachers?

Top teachers want to teach and schools where they can set the curriculum, don't have to "manage" a classroom and don't have to teach to a test.

In terms of remission, if you are a teacher and your spouse is a biglaw partner making 7 figures, why should your kid get free tuition?

Best thing I ever did was leave a Big Three for MCPS. I got a 30% pay increase, excellent health insurance, and a pension.

And I love my school community.

30% more kids in your classes?

More kids in my class, but not 30% more. I have peace of mind and financial security I didn’t have before.

I'm happy for you PP. I switched to independent from public and found peace of mind. However, I can't imagine supporting a family on a private school salary. You will get dual income or not primary breadwinner teachers, and that rules out some smart and classy folks which is unfortunate.

And dual income only works if the other spouse is a high earner with excellent benefits.

I am a teacher in an independent school with a working spouse. We make about the same salary (he is in a non-profit) but he doesn't get the benefit of summers off. And our family uses my health insurance.

The idea that you can't teach in an independent school unless you have a high-earning spouse is complete nonsense.

Get back to us when your kids are approaching college and you have mediocre health insurance and anemic retirement and college savings.

We did the math and saw impending disaster, so acted accordingly.

Cool. You do you, and I'll do me.

Well actually, you could do you a little less condescendingly, but that's just a suggestion.

Most teachers at private schools, whose partners are also low- earners, ether have rich parents or trust funds. Not universally true of course, but it’s pretty common for people like the PP to consider their parents or in laws inheritance to be their retirement fund.

[Anonymous]

Some do it for the love of teaching. There was a time when even public school teachers (even still today, depending on the district) don't make as much as they would like to). However, money is relative. You can make $150K a year and can't budget and live paycheck to paycheck or make $35K a year and be comfortable.