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[quote=Anonymous]OP, I think you are absolutely right.

I used to teach in public school and switched to private mid-career. I taught at two different publics and two different privates. Many of my private school colleagues were so whiny and privileged and extremely territorial. These were the teachers most likely to try to bully my motivated, professional colleagues who wanted to teach there. A competent administration can keep these bully teachers out of positions of authority, but it is very difficult to keep the dynamics from developing completely. A subset of my colleagues were also voyeuristic about the families' financial circumstances. They were always trying to figure out if they "came from money" and would make up silly stories about the families, nickname the mothers after TV characters, etc. The smaller the school, the more exaggerated these dynamics became. DL has just brought these dynamics into view on an anonymous message board. I would cope by just staying in my classroom and trying to do my job as best I could while avoiding the drama, but it was not easy.

I'm back teaching in public school again as a long-term sub because I personally prefer teaching in that environment, but I sent my children to private because I could, and I just made time to check in with my students regularly so that I knew what was going on at school, like any attentive parent would. In a larger environment with more students per teacher, I find that my colleagues are just busier and don't have time to engage in these silly dramas at work as much. It does happen, especially in higher-income school districts, but not nearly as much. More of my public school colleagues are unmotivated overall than in private, however. This is why I sent my children to private. [/quote]

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