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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Teachers, why have you chosen to teach in private school vs. public school? I have heard public school teachers make more money (in Baltimore, at least) and private school parents can be very difficult. So why choose private over public?
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I teach in Baltimore City. I chose it so I can send my DD to a private school. Baltimore City pays more than any other district in MD. If money wasn't an issue, I'd choose to teach in a private school. Why? Let me count the ways.  1) more involved parents  2) students who come prepared to learn    3) more freedom to be creative because of a lot less testing.   4) more resources.     [/quote]

I taught in Baltimore City, too.

We had back to school night. Two parents came. They were married.

When we had testing, materials they needed for testing came out of the basement. Like, microscopes.  Those were put away until the next year's testing week.

I paid for a lot of my classroom supplies, like copy paper, every month. I was told to write if off on my taxes. I shopped a lot of thrift stores and garage sales to furnish my classroom.

The human trafficking concerns among 8th grade girls....I don't think my DC private school parents could see that as something other than a capstone project.

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