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[quote=Anonymous]I'm surprised at some of these answers.  I've taught at both public and private schools.  I made a higher salary and had better benefits in the public school systems.  We move around a lot because of my DH's job.  The only times I've been willing to accept a position at a private was when I couldn't get a job in the public schools.  It would never be my first choice.

Maybe because we've always lived in areas with good public schools, but I found the behavior of the kids in public schools to be the same if not a little better than privates.  Often kids who can't make it in public school (either because of academics or behavior) end up in private school if their parents have enough money. Again, I'm sure this is completely dependent on the school itself.  My daughter is teaching in a lower performing Teach-For-America school and I have no idea how she does it every day.  However, overall my experience has been that public schools get better, more qualified teachers.  I was shocked at how many of my co-workers didn't even have teaching certificates in the private school setting.  I'm not sure it matters as much at the high school level, but in elementary and middle school simply having a degree does not mean you know how to teach.[/quote]

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