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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You can teach without any credentials or certification at a private school. The pay will be about what the capped entry salary is in MCPS but the benefits won’t be as great. You can also expect about 50% tuition remission and free before/after care for your kids. Only Catholic schools in the ADW require teachers to be certified. [/quote]

There is also zero job protection and no union. No thanks.[/quote]

That is perfectly fine. This will drive the performance and thus increased pay. [/quote]

You misunderstood. Private schools pay significantly LESS than public schools and often hire people without education training. Many career switchers. Lots of lawyers turned English teachers or corporate woman that wanted a mom friendly job turned world language teacher. The performance of the private school students and teachers is not any better than public schools.

Although in MD, you work less days in private. State law only requires 168 school days for private versus 180 in public. Any day with kids on campus counts. Do orientation, half days that are just assemblies, conferences where the kid is invited all count as school days. [/quote]

Mileage definitely varies here. I get paid more at my current private than at my former public. All teachers are MSDE certified and 85-90% have advanced degrees. Sure, many are career changers, but I argue that is actually a positive. Their experience contributes to what students can learn from them.

I’m the poster above who applied to MCPS from another county but turned it down for a private position. I’ve never regretted that decision. The standards are much higher at my private than my former public, and I actually find that refreshing. I’m treated like a professional, which includes the expectation that I’ll get the job done well.

MCPS is going to be competing with privates, if they weren’t already. [/quote]

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