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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Thanks for reaffirming our decision to move DD from a W-area elementary to an all-girls private. It's costing us $50k+/year, but she's in  a class of 18 kids and no behavioral issues.[/quote]

18 is a high class size for a private. There are entire grade levels in MCPS elementary schools that also have class sizes of 18-20.

However, I'm glad there's no behavioral issues though. It really does make a difference!

I actually applied for a job at a private school a few years back. The pay was at least 10k lower and wasn't going to go up every year (I make over 110k currently). The benefits sucked. I was totally thrown by the fact that most of the teaching staff there had Bachelor's or Master's degrees....but not in teaching. Not sure how you can teach well or understand how kids learn without a teaching degree. Having content knowledge isn't enough. The way they select the curriculum they use also seemed questionable. Where's the accountability and transparency?

Wishing your daughter all the best![/quote]

OP, it seems frustrating to teach in a public school system because of the large class sizes and behavioral issues.   But you could easily switch to a private school where you would have much smaller classes, less stress, and much more freedom in the classroom. The pay is not a huge difference. Not sure why you haven't considered that route? The Private school teachers I know seem much happier.  [/quote]

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