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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]They work under less extenuating circumstances.[/b]

20-30% less students in the classroom.
Less hours - private school teachers aren't expected to run study and after-school programs. outside of their core focus
There's more active support from specialist teachers and administrators - the Maret school for instance has scheduled meetings with academic advisors for all students weekly

https://resources.finalsite.net/images/v1593637123/maret/wzjwmjkjlegagkytl4ns/LS_COL_G3.pdf[/quote]

Not true.  
I teach public and my Aunt teaches private. 
Private schools demand an insane amount from their teacher, think about who their clientele is.

I work horrible hours as a public school teacher, but what my aunt works is nightmarish. 
And I don’t think you could pay me enough to deal with private school parents.

There is a reason why certified teachers don’t work in private schools, none of them want to! [/quote]

I taught in public schools with high FARMs populations and it was nightmarish in so many ways. I don’t mean to be snobby, I mean that I felt that I let my kids down all the time, but also that nothing I ever did could really help them or change their lives or their learning experiences. But the hours were never demanding. Not at all. I worked less than 50 hours a week on the most grueling weeks. I later saw polling about teacher hours that was consistent with that. So I’m always a little baffled by public school teachers who complain about the hours.  [/quote]

I teach in a very low income school.  I know that we staff make a massive difference for our students and families everyday.  I personally put in about 55-60 hours a week.  Some staff put in less, some more.  In the past I've put in more than 60.  But, I know what I'm sacrificing is meaningful.  Kids who can't afford private schools deserve top notch educators too.[/quote]

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