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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Sidwell and GDS 0%? How do they attract top teachers?[/quote]

Top teachers want to teach and schools where they can set the curriculum, don't have to "manage" a classroom and don't have to teach to a test.

In terms of remission, if you are a teacher and your spouse is a biglaw partner making 7 figures, why should your kid get free tuition?[/quote]

Best thing I ever did was leave a Big Three for MCPS.  I got a 30% pay increase, excellent health insurance, and a pension.

And I love my school community.[/quote]

30% more kids in your classes?[/quote]

More kids in my class, but not 30% more.  I have peace of mind and financial security I didn’t have before.[/quote]

I'm happy for you PP. I switched to independent from public and found peace of mind. However, I can't imagine supporting a family on a private school salary. You will get dual income or not primary breadwinner teachers, and that rules out some smart and classy folks which is unfortunate.[/quote]

And dual income only works if the other spouse is a high earner with excellent benefits.[/quote]

I am a teacher in an independent school with a working spouse. We make about the same salary (he is in a non-profit) but he doesn't get the benefit of summers off. And our family uses my health insurance.

The idea that you can't teach in an independent school unless you have a high-earning spouse is complete nonsense.[/quote]

Where do you live and how many kids and how much tuition do you have to pay? I figure that puts your HHI around $140k?  If you have two kids - that’s $80k per year, so how do you make it work?  [/quote]

I'm not going to give you all of my personal details but I think it's obvious I am not paying $80,000 in tuition. Yes, my kids go to my school, but with remission and financial aid it is very doable for us.[/quote]

Okay then, can you at least confirm the amount of remission and FA that you receive?  [/quote]

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