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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]For ~$35K a year, I would expect my school to hire only the best and brightest teachers.  I'm sorry, but this would give me pause. [/quote]

That's cute that you "expect" the best and brightest, but you do realize that private schools pay less than public, right?  Your child's teacher is making less than 50k, possibly/probably much less than that.  There are some best/brightest teachers at your child's school who don't need a living income and work there because of the great students/work conditions, but there is also a faction of teachers who work there because they don't have other options.  That is what happens when you pay significantly less than other employers in the area from which the best and brightest can pick and choose.

When I worked at a private in the area, I made 38k, and that was only after a salary negotiation when I explained after the job interview that I couldn't live on their initial proposal, which was less.  I was young but had 4 years of experience then, plus an M. Ed., plus an MA in my subject.  Great kids and it broke my heart to leave, but there was just no way I could have stayed there on the salary because I had student loans.  Multiple teachers who HAD been there a long time weren't certified, so they didn't have the option of moving on for a living salary. Multiple other teachers who had been there a long time were financially independent, but there aren't enough of those to staff every private, so they rely on young teachers who will work to gain experience and then move on.[/quote]

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