Re: private schools
    Posted by: teacherdad on 1/06/15
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    On 1/03/15, what are they like to teach in? wrote:
    > Is anyone a private school teacher?
    > There is an opening in a school near me.
    > What are the pros and cons?
    > How is a private school different from an
    > independent school?

    First of all, I am a public school teacher who has my
    kindergartner and first grader in a Christian private
    school. What does that tell you?

    Comparatively,I have noted the following:

    (1) Pay is much lower in private school. Typically, the
    teacher is not the primary wage earner in the family.
    Otherwise, they would be near destitute. Private school
    teachers do not take the job for pay. At the Christian
    school, it is considered as a ministry.

    (2) Much more is expected of the private school teacher,
    because we are paying a lot of money for the boys to go
    there. This is on top of the taxes we pay for the public
    school we do not use, therefore we expect a grade A
    education.

    (3) Parent involvement is huge at the private school. It
    is like night vs day compared to where I teach

    (4) Most kids are well behaved. If they become a major
    discipline problem on a regular basis, they will not be
    coming back next year to the Christian school.

    (5) There are much smaller class sizes in the private
    school. The advantage of this and the lower student body
    enrollment is that no one is going to slip through the
    cracks. The disadvantage is that you do not have a great
    deal of electives or specialized classes. If you wanted to
    learn French, you might be out of luck.


    Posts on this thread, including this one

  • private schools, 1/03/15, by what are they like to teach in?.
  • Re: private schools, 1/03/15, by Curious.
  • Re: private schools, 1/03/15, by Tech Tchr.
  • Re: private schools, 1/03/15, by private vs. public.
  • Re: private schools, 1/03/15, by muinteoir.
  • Re: private schools, 1/06/15, by teacherdad.
  • Re: private schools, 1/07/15, by Curious.
  • Re: private schools, 2/03/15, by PsyGuy.
  • Re: private schools, 2/03/15, by PsyGuy.