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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have heard that new grads coming into the DC area rank MCPS as first pick followed by HCPS, then PGCPS, and some of the affluent counties in Viginia in similar order. Private schools are not highly ranked by the young, motivated newer teachers. [/quote]

Of course not, the pay stinks.  It became worthwhile when we enrolled a child and I didn't have to worry about meeting a bus and paying for after school care until I could pick my child up from public school. I alway assumed I would return to public one day.  If we can continue to scrap by financially, I'll stay in private, though I do feel a little guilty because private sure isn't the population I set out to serve.

I learned lots of good things from my public school colleagues and supervisors.  For the most part, I was lucky enough to work for people in public school who evaluated my work, and let me teach without threatening me about standardized tests. I was trusted to make good decisions.  I have the same in private school, and I'm not sure I would find it again in public school.  Hard to find thoughtful administrators who aren't scared of the threats THEY are under for performance.

I like the kids I teach in private school.  I liked the kids I taught in public school from communities with limited resources.

If I wasn't part of a household that shares income, but single... no way could I have made a switch to private.  And even now it is at a( financial) cost.[/quote]

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