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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Nearly all of the teachers at my kid’s private have taught in public schools and hold graduate degrees and additional certifications. They’ve moved to public because they (like us) became frustrated with the public system. They WANT to treat children as individuals, and in a class with 15 children, they can do that.

In any case...

There’s very little empirical evidence that a degree in education = better teaching based upon standardized measures (at least in my field, early childhood).

There IS evidence that education majors typically have the lowest SAT scores of all other majors.

Make of those facts what you will, but for me, arguing that public is better bc of teacher certification isn’t a good argument. All that means is that those teachers jumped through hoops to become part of the bureaucracy. (And yes, I hold teacher certification. I don’t think it makes me better qualified to teach than someone with a degree in classics who is passionate about teaching and learning.)
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Plus, this whole "public schools pay more" argument is ridiculous.  It's a much harder job to teach at a public school, and at many public schools being a teacher has become more like being a social worker than being in education.

[b]Regardless, the vast majority of teachers at my kids' private school have spouses who earn enough that they don't really care that they make a bit less at private.[/b]  They choose to teach at a private school because it's actually a pretty comfortable job with good hours that are compatible with raising a family.[/quote]

My god, would people STOP spreading this myth. I read this all the time on this board but it's simply NOT TRUE. Private school parents love to tell themselves this so they don't have to feel bad that the teachers at their kids' schools are underpaid. Just because you know a handful of teachers with high earning spouses, it does NOT mean it's the norm. At all.

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Hi. I don't know about high earning spouses, but compatible with raising a family made it an OK trade off for me. I wouldn't want to be the primary earner - don't really see how it's possible in our high cost of living area unless you are just starting out and making all the sacrifices that one does. It is the road I chose as the secondary earner. And sure, I think salary could be looked at, but my balance of life is MUCH better in private than public and I would trade money for that. - teacher [/quote]

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