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Do public schools look down on private schools?

by Tricia

Jun 28, 2010

I'd appreciate some input on this question. I live in central Texas and taught at a private Catholic school several years and now I'm in public school. I've begun to feel that some public administrators and teachers don't really respect private schools. Someone told me that it's a matter of jealousy against the private schools because they accomplish so much with so little. I was also told that it's a case of not knowing-that many public school people simply have no clue as to what private schools really do. Sometimes I felt I had to work extra hard to prove myself and my abilties, so my colleagues would take me seriously. Making the transition was trying at times, but worth it. The private school I was at paid experienced teachers a wage that was approximately $13,000 below state minimum. So, financially I could not stay there. But, it was disappointing to get the feeling that some people thought you "wasted" most of your career, or somehow you just didn't "add up", even though you co...See More

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Board Member As a 25+ year board member for a Christian School (now retired from the board), I would agree with Bill that when times are tough you are in danger of changing your standards to keep enrollment up or submit to the families with money. I have seen it happen. From experience let me add that lowering your standards will probably cost you students in t...See MoreAs a 25+ year board member for a Christian School (now retired from the board), I would agree with Bill that when times are tough you are in danger of changing your standards to keep enrollment up or submit to the families with money. I have seen it happen. From experience let me add that lowering your standards will probably cost you students in the long run as previously contented families decide to leave.

In my tenure as a board member we had two or three times where certain helicopter parents tried to get our Superintendent to make changes that were not in line with our mission. In some cases the parent decided to leave and even recruited some other parents to leave as well. These turned out to be blessings in disguise because the atmosphere improved considerably and our word-of-mouth recruiting improved.

Our school is highly regarded by the local school districts. In fact, the local technical high school likes it when our 8th graders decide to go there. They appreciate their leadership and other qualities. Our tiny school has even provided some of their star athletes.

On 7/24/10, Catsister wrote: > It depends on what type of private school. Bill, you sound like > you taught in the Gossip Girls school! > > I've taught both public and private in the inner city (and one > Catholic school in the burbs.) The kids in the city schools are > about the same, save for the very worst problems like truancy, > gambling in the back of the room, and trying to beat the > teachers up. The level of academic achievement is a little > higher, and the overall behavior is a little better--but not by > that much. In my one Catholic grammar school, there were several > AIDS orphans, crack babies, etc. So the social problems were not > that much different. > > What I noticed is that Catholic schools use more traditional > methods of teaching, and the public district I worked at was > beholden to a bunch of educational consultants pushing the > latest trend, and beholden to a standardized test. I got a bad > observation because I first had the kids doing lab (which he > didn't like), then presented a lesson on the 9 planets. I wasn't > supposed to teach a lesson or do a lab. No, I was supposed to > lead a discussion of higher order thinking questions and present > scenarios. Every class. A hands-on activity was wrong, and so > was a traditional lecture to present brand new material. i was > supposed to ask stuff like "Imagine a planet. What would it be > like?" "Compare and contrast what your life would be like on > Jupiter and Mars." In the suburban Catholic school I subbed at > after my public job, they would have shot me if I did something > like that. You were supposed to sit the kids in rows, and teach > them science in a lecture. Period

Jul 25, 2010

homeschooler I would never judge a teacher by where she taught, any more than I would judge a hospital by how sick the patients were that were admitted. I am a public school teacher, but would probably prefer to teach in a private school if the pay were equal. However, if a teacher came into my school with the attitude that she could "teach circles" around the ...See More

Aug 23, 2010

Susan in Humanities Thanks, in part, to the support - and influence - of people on this chatboard, I have designed a survey to help shed light on faculty management practices at independent schools.

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Oct 15, 2010

teachermrw I just completed and submitted the survey. Well-crafted and on-point. Thank you for your efforts, Susan.

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On 10/15/10, Susan in Humanities wrote: > Thanks, in part, to the support - and influence - of people on this > chatboard, I have designed a survey to help shed light on faculty > management practices at i...See More

Jan 1, 2011

This is threadjacking. Stick to the topic. NFM This is threadjacking. Stick to the topic. NFM

On 1/01/11, teachermrw wrote: > I just completed and submitted the survey. Well-crafted and on-point. > Thank you for your efforts, Susan. > > teachermrw > > > On 10/15/10, Susan in Humanities wrote: >> Thanks, in part, to the support - and influence - of people on ...See More

Jan 29, 2011

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