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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]For those of you considering leaving, what are the specific things about MCPS that make you want to consider private?
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Op here: I have friends who teach in independent and several who send their kids to independent schools. This is what I’ve been told that makes me want to leave:

- autonomy. Teachers can teach what they want and are trusted in independent schools whereas in mcps we are micromanaged and scolded by admin

- respect and support. Teachers in independent are backed up by their admin whereas in mcps the parent is always right and admin are quick to throw teachers under the bus. The entire community views us as overpaid babysitters rather than qualified professionals

- time and resources . It sounds like most independent schools don’t require teachers to run after school events, to choose a club to run, or to make materials at home. It sounds like there are permanent subs on call ready to fill in when a teacher is sick as opposed to mcps broken sub system that doesn’t have enough subs
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A lot of these will depend on the specific public and private schools. High-performing private schools can have a great deal of oversight over teachers. There might be less bureaucracy in some of these cases, but not any more autonomy.

The idea that private admins are more likely to support teachers than parents is a… surprising… claim. Perhaps if you’re going from a W school to a small independent, but in general you should expect more “engaged” parents that will not hesitate to come to you or the admin with complaints. You’re usually trading up to better behaving students while accepting poorly behaving parents.

Money is definitely worse in almost all cases, and there isn’t a significant difference on time. Classroom resources will, again, vary significantly by school.[/quote]

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