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[quote=Anonymous]It really depends on the schools.  Public pays better and has pensions and better healthcare, but as an adult who attended public (considered good one) and private school my teachers at private school were so much better.  The unions protect teachers and I have heard horror stories from extended family members of mine who were superintendents (all former teachers) about awful and bad teachers who had to stay even if they did things that I can’t even write on here.  It sounded like such a nightmare to deal with.

I also know someone who is a special ed teacher in DC making more than $100k who brags about how she is meant to be at work t 8 “my contract says” but rolls in right before 9 and leaves early (before contract) and has doing this for awhile.  She says it hurts her time lesson planning and I can’t even imagine what her students are dealing with. She lives in DC but sends her own children to a charter (how they got in I have no idea).  Other people who are in the field outside DC who heard this conversation were flabbergasted and couldn’t believe it was allowed, but as a friend who is a lawyer (and has dealt with public education things outside DC)  said they could reprimand her but she’d sue with her unions backing and probably get a pay out and keep her job.  It made me really sad.

If you want to leave public but attend private look at top privates.  I know of people who work at privates that are boarding type and they get good salary and have housing on campus so maybe look into that?  OR do what the person did above and get your masters to do special ed, occupational therapy, or speech and you’ll be making way more $$ for in many instances less work. [/quote]

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