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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am not certified to teach in a public school.  That's the case with most of my peers.  Also, privates expect less of you.  You don't have to turn in lesson plans or attend as many meetings.  It's easier.  I'll take a pay cut not to turn in a million lesson plans.[/quote]

No good teacher wants to do less work and make less of an impact. I call troll, and a poor one at that. I went from public to private and I am held MORE accountable. If I perform poorly, that will impact the reputation of the school. As a strong teacher, I don’t want to perform poorly anyway, nor say I desire less work. My private school requires lesson plans. My former public did not. My current private school requires regular observations. My former public school made up my observations since the admin didn’t actually show up. I work harder now and I am very proud of my work.[/quote]

I imagine that you are a terrific teacher with this mindset and effort level.  I'm curious if you feel your school is comprised of a lot of teachers like you?  Sounds like your school also has some structural requirements that you didn't experience in publics.

A teaching perk I've heard about private schools is having classroom flexibility/autonomy vs more structured curricula in publics. What do you feel is a successful model of teacher requirements AND yet- not being micromanaged/mired in paperwork?[/quote]

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