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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I taught for 5 years before going back to school to pursue a different career.  I taught middle school at a private school.  Frankly, it was a pretty cushy job.  I got to work at about 7:30 and left by 4:15 every day, except for the one day a week I had dismissal duty and left around 4:30ish.  I almost always had time to get my planning done during the day during free periods.  Most days, I actually taught 4-5 class periods, leaving at least a couple hours for getting other work done.  I had lunch duty once a week but the other days I was free at lunch time, except that I was expected to stay on campus.  I took work home only occasionally.

The pay was terrible, but I had the summers off (and I was really off - did ZERO work for at least 8 weeks), winter break, spring break, all the holidays... It was a pretty sweet lifestyle.[/quote]

I also taught at a private school for two years, before moving to the public schools.   Yes, it was a much cushier job -- much less accountability, no real requirement to handle children with special needs, less oversight from administration (as long as parents weren't complaining); no documentation of lesson plans or grading except for quarterly "comments" in lieu of grades. Very little testing pressure, and a more manageable daily life.

To be honest, as a first and second year teacher, I had really no idea what I was doing!   Fortunately, no one really figured it out and I made it through my first two years unscathed. Hope the kids learned something. (-;

I left for the better pay at public schools and frankly, room for professional growth.  But yes, as a teacher if you want an easier job, private schools are much less onerous to work for.  On the other hand, there is much less job security, at a private school -- you can be let go for basically any reason.[/quote]

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