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Anonymous wrote:Not an academic parent but I can assure you plenty of teachers have their children enrolled at pricey privates while they are teachers there --I assume there is tuition assistance for the faculty.

Some do and some don't (get tuition assistance). STA generously provides for both daughters and sons of faculty to attend NCS and STA respectively, while NCS provides a small subsidy for faculty's sons to attend STA but generous allowance for daughters to attend NCS. For Beauvoir faculty, though, the tuition benefit disappears when the Beauvoir leg is done

STA also pays for children of Faculty to attend Beauvoir.

Academic family here, DD recently graduated from The Field School.

DH is a business prof. Starting assistant professor salary is about $190K. He is now tenured and makes about $250K from his university salary. He does not do any consulting since he likes his own research. I work in a different field and make significantly less than his salary. Our kids are in MCPS.

Husband and I are both professors, and our daughter was at MCPS until she started NCS in middle school. It's been a good experience for us, she's now in high school and loves it.

Most schools nonetheless require teachers to submit a FAFSA--if a teacher is married to a big law partner, e.g., the kids will likely not be getting FA. That money would be better spent on a family with real financial needs.

Holton is generous with their faculty assistance for daughters.

Anonymous wrote:Not an academic parent but I can assure you plenty of teachers have their children enrolled at pricey privates while they are teachers there --I assume there is tuition assistance for the faculty.

Some do and some don't (get tuition assistance). STA generously provides for both daughters and sons of faculty to attend NCS and STA respectively, while NCS provides a small subsidy for faculty's sons to attend STA but generous allowance for daughters to attend NCS. For Beauvoir faculty, though, the tuition benefit disappears when the Beauvoir leg is done

Anonymous wrote:Not an academic parent but I can assure you plenty of teachers have their children enrolled at pricey privates while they are teachers there --I assume there is tuition assistance for the faculty.

Of course employees take advantage of generous discounts at their employment schools. Why shouldn't they? Just like employees take advantages of discounts at stores where they are employed. What's so bad about taking advantage of perks (legal) on the job?

And the remaining tuition payment comes right out of their check. I remember years ago at my kids private the teacher had 3 kids in the school and in one paycheck received $0.57. No complaints from her, though.

Another academic family --- DD at NCS.

Not an academic parent but I can assure you plenty of teachers have their children enrolled at pricey privates while they are teachers there --I assume there is tuition assistance for the faculty.

Academic family here. NCS for DD.

I sent my kids to private (when I could still afford it) and more recently to MoCo "W" public. Let's just say the private school tuitions (not to mention college tuitions) have risen much more quickly than my academic's salary.

Anonymous wrote:My neighbors are professors and they send their kids to the local MoCo public school, which according to some on this board, is mediocre. But I gotta say, they may be profs, but are just about the most clueless people I have ever met.

Well there you go. If they choose to send their kids to the local MoCo public school, they must be clueless.

Prof parents here. Kid went to DC public till high school and then to a private. Wanted her to go public the whole way but it wasn't the right choice for her.

My neighbors are professors and they send their kids to the local MoCo public school, which according to some on this board, is mediocre. But I gotta say, they may be profs, but are just about the most clueless people I have ever met.