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Hello! This fall I will be starting my 3rd year of teaching. I taught in a public school my first two and will now be teaching in a K-8 Catholic school. For those of you who have taught in both, what did you find to be the biggest difference between the two? Any advice or guidance? Thanks so much!
Jean Bullock That is a pretty broad questions considering that every school is different. In both public and Catholic, everything depends on the faculty, administration, parents and students.

However, the most outstanding thing is that God is allowed in the school and the teachers and administration are expected to support the formation of the Faith. ...See More
Jun 16, 2009
former catholic school teacher On 6/16/09, Jean Bullock wrote: > That is a pretty broad questions considering that every school > is different. In both public and Catholic, everything > depends on the faculty, administration, parents and students. > > However, the most outstanding thing is that God is allowed in > the school and the teachers and administration ...See More
Jun 18, 2009
Marie I want to hear more about this too! I'm actually in a very similar position. I did my student teaching in public, and have worked two years in public. Just recently I began teaching summer school in private (a job which will continue this fall). I feel like I am in culture shock (but I am too new still to share any helpful observations). (Perhaps i...See More
Jun 30, 2009
Lynne Hi,

Well, coming out of both of these situations very recently, let me give you my two cents.

First of all, I am not Catholic and prior to last fall, I had no experience in teaching at a private school. I had completed all of my practicum experiences in public schools and had intended to student teach in another public school. ...See More
Jul 6, 2009


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