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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This thread is confirming what I have thought about teachers at my son's private vs. the teachers at our local MCPS school (where he was previously).

[b]The teachers at his private may be paid less, but they are there because of heart, not money.  [/b]I much prefer someone who is passionate about the teaching aspect of the job as opposed to the salary and benefits.  And from what I have gathered, teachers in private schools have more time to teach and interact with students because they don't have to deal with the bureaucracies of public schools.  While I was impressed by many of my son's teachers in public school, I am in awe of the teachers I have met at this private.  These impressive educators have chosen this particular school because they embrace the culture  Nothing beats a teacher that that loves the teaching vs. the salary.[/quote]

This might be the case, OR they might not be certified, which would make them ineligible for a public school job.

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The certification means nothing IMHO.  While some of the teachers at MCPS are great, I have met many certified teachers who are underwhelming.  The teachers to whom I have been exposed at DS's private are all amazing.  Two are new to the school and both relocated to take the positions.  One was educated at a Jesuit university and wanted to teach at a Jesuit high school.  [b]The other has a Harvard graduate degree and relocated after living overseas for a few years to take this job (he is an alumnus).  Never have I seen such a thing at MCPS...never. [/b] All of the teachers are believers in the type of education our boys are getting and you can see the passion in their faces.  So happy he is there![/quote]

I went to Harvard, and I moved overseas to work; I teach in a private school now: see, PP, you can trust me!  However, I still don't think that private school teachers are better or more qualified, and I do not believe that hiring a high proportion of young, inexperienced teachers, most of whom lack certification (hence a practicum), is an ideal strategy for assembling a superior staff.  I just don't.  I work at an independent school because it is easier than public in many ways, and part of the reason I feel this way is surely because I went to private school myself.  I'm comfortable around the people with whom I work, but that doesn't make me (or any of them) a better teacher.  I find the incompetence of some of my inexperienced, uncertified colleagues exasperating, and I'm continually surprised that parents are OK with some of the things that go on in those classrooms.  [/quote]

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