Teaching in a Public vs. Private School | An Unbiased Opinion?

Whether you're a first year teacher or an experienced one, finding the right school to teach in can be stressful! I did my best to give you the pros & cons regarding teaching in a private school vs a public school based on my personal experience in the private school & public school settings.
I don't know everything, so please let me know in the comments if there is an important aspect that I left out!
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[@dmaze8457]

A very fair comparison of the two types of schools in my opinion. He covered most of the bases in a non controversial manner.

[@Clone683]

Im shocked the private school salaries are so low, makes you wonder where all that tuition money is going...

[@niasteadley]

I also find this shocking! I would’ve thought the complete opposite. Especially since the standards are so much higher than public.

[@viaddasmith1687]

It’s terrible! I have a non-accredited Christian edu. bachelor’s degree, got a job at a Christian school making $22k 10mo salary! Then a $1k raise the following year. I had to leave and they said what if we bumped you to $30k?! I left. Now I’m at another Christian school where I make $26k per year. I’m about to graduate with an accredited bachelor’s degree in Christian counseling. And am currently being gaslit about a promotion to an admin role bc I brought up pay….Parents would be shocked to learn how much us teachers make. Esp when they pay so much per year on top of fundraising. And a pastor who manipulates more and more giving at church. Side note: teachers are required to give and be members….

[@Dom-pi1gj]

@@viaddasmith1687the first problem is getting worthless religious degrees. I’m a teacher. 6th year next year. Finishing a masters and going to make close to 100k

[@chilldragon4752]

​​@@Dom-pi1gjThat's not true at all. I have a master's degree in religious studies and will be making 58k. 58k is more than livable where we live and combined with my spouses income we are doing well. That being said, I knew I would have to attend an alternative program since I was not an education major. Secondly, it depends on the state and school that you teach in. Lastly, my degree (Religious Studies) is looking at religion from an academic perspective and not a "this stuff is true" perspective. It is in the humanities field so I sold the fact that I had to write a lot of papers in undergrad to help get a job teaching ELA. So the religious degrees aren't worthless if they are regionally accredited, from an academic point of view, and you know how to sell degree related skills.

[@HP-ov7ol]

Public schools spread their operating costs over much larger student populations, leading to economies of scale. An affluent public school district will usually have more money per child to pay for lavish facilities and teacher salaries. Most private schools are forced to get by on tighter budgets because they have far smaller enrollments. Private schools typically deliver superior results with fewer financial resources compared to affluent public schools. They do this by not being saddled with the kind of apathetic parents and discipline problem kids that ruin many public schools.

[@MichelleGayScienceTeacher]

I have only taught in public schools. I may teach at a private school when I retire. Great comparison!

[@SchmidtMinutes]

It can be a much slower pace than I’ve experienced in public school. Thanks for watching friend!

[@junechoi7595]

My kids now go to a private school, and they have ex-public school teachers. Less benefits, money, no pension, but they are much happy here.

[@pieromancer208]

I’m excited to see this channel of yours blow up! Really enjoy the videos! Please keep it up!

[@SchmidtMinutes]

I appreciate the support! Thank you so much for watching!

[@Samara21gd]

Thanks for the video! I’m studying a bachelor of secondary education, to teach high school English here in Australia and this was really helpful.

[@SchmidtMinutes]

Awesome! Glad you enjoyed it!

[@AL-de6qf]

Great insight! Thank you

[@davidwing7958]

Very good analysis. Nicely done

[@SchmidtMinutes]

Thanks man! Thanks for watching!

[@junechoi7595]

Lack of diversity is indeed an issue at the private school but parents try to compensate for that by participating in the local team sports. I agree totally with the parent's involvement; most parents know what's going on in the classroom and other families. I've talked to our headmaster for hours even before enrolling my kids to the school, and we continue communicating with him. The principal is one of the most wonderful human I've even met in my entire life. She really tries her best to protect her teachers from the burnout while doing her best for her students. If we can afford it, we will keep our kids in this school as long as we can. It was a night and day comparing to their public school. I wish our teachers can get paid as well as their counterparts in the public school system...

[@SchmidtMinutes]

I agree, pay is one of the drastic differences for teachers in the private school in the general sense. Behavior/culture can be much healthier, however.

[@chancellorpalpatineakathes6130]

My high school in the nastiest barrio here in SoCal had more money than the private schools in all of SoCal. Our teachers even ate our cafeteria food which was Burger King, Pizza Hut and Subway lmao. We had a private school teacher who decided to go public and was amazed how our school had the cash to get teachers any supplies they desired. Courtesy of the nearby corporations throwing us hush money for pollution 😆 but lettuce be cereal the whole area did smell like smog from the heavy industry. It’s not a place you want to live if you care for your health.

[@cyrusdrchan1996]

what about grammar and private? If we take away the factor of money and assume the kids are bright enough to go into the grammar, which is better for the development of the kids? what do you think?

[@j.s.8596]

Have any videos or info on Charter compared to Public/Charter compared to Magnet/Magnet compared to Public? Would live more insight on this in general

[@vickibernhardt3662]

You had mentioned in this video that private schools (if religious based) create culture surrounding their personal moral beliefs (I wholeheartedly agree). Do you think that changes the way that students interact in the classroom or do you think it is something that is only spoken about and enforced by admin but does not trickle down into the classroom?

[@SchmidtMinutes]

That is such a great question. In my experience it really depends on the student and not the admin, parents, or school culture. If the student wants to take their faith seriously, they will.

[@jojothetasmaniansassmonkey8866]

How good of a grasp on theory/harmony/counterpoint/ear training/etc does one need to have to teach music at that level? I went to conservatory and completed a bachelor's of music degree but as a drummer who majored in drum set performance, my theory chops have gotten pretty rusty since leaving school.

[@SchmidtMinutes]

This would depend on what you are teaching. If you are doing general music in an elementary school, you may only need basic theory skills. In MS/HS we do get into more theory, but essentially only theory that applies to what we are doing. I direct choirs, so we learn a lot of sight singing concepts with key signatures, time signatures, and reading music. We don't NEED to analyze chords or identify intervals to be successful, but those things are good to do. If you are directing a band then you will need to know the basics of all the woodwinds, brass, percussion, or strings as necessary for the ensemble you are directing.

[@marcmeinzer8859]

Both alternatives are equally unpalatable. Although private schools at the secondary level at least can get away with cherry picking which students they prefer the pay is crap. At the higher paying public schools the pay is also crap, but just relatively less crappy since the bar is set so low. The bottom line is that all mass schooling is forced schooling and although you can lead a horse to water you can’t make him drink. We need to automate curriculum so the kids can work their way through it at their own pace, abolish all of these boring lectures, and switch to a tutorial system where the tutors are not expected to either invent their own courses or grade the students. Grades should be abolished. Let the universities rely on the SATs to decide who’s too stupid for college, which of course is most people, or really even two-thirds of the population. College was originally meant for no more than 10% of the population or overwhelmingly for rich kids and poorer kids with high IQs only. Most kids are so lacking in academic talent that probably only half of the population could even get into a Catholic high school since they of course have entrance exams. Then at the university level it’s even more pathetic. If I was raising kids today it would be online academy, get a library card, and join the YMCA for athletic activities and summer camp. And teach my kids a manual trade so they’re not total lame-asses who are not only allergic to books but to work as well.

[@shanstevenson221]

I teach in a private school in Virginia. I teach high school science. This is a great comparison. Money is the big difference for sure. I live in an area where I would choose to work 3 jobs to NOT send my daughter to public school. I teach in private because I get a tuition break as an employee. It defdepends on the public school and area you live in. My private school is accredited by 3 different organizations. We are required to all have at least a BS in our field. The public schools around me have lost their accreditation going on their 3rd year now trying to get it back. Because of the low enrollment a private school teacher has to teach more. I teach all 7th through 11tb sciences. The high school sciences require 30% lab instruction time to meet accreditation. We are a religious based private school. We follow NGSS except when it comes to evolution. We teach evolution but include creationism as a balance. I have a handful of students whose parents are public school teachers and the superintendent of my city sends her kids to my school. Where you live really does play a large roll. Oh, the teachers in my city start off $45K and I have 20 years experience and make $30K. But I would still NOT teach in public school. 😕

[@SchmidtMinutes]

Great input! I shadowed at a private Christian school in VA and the teachers there shared a lot of the same experience. It really varies, but sometimes the money matter as much if the position allows you to maintain the life circumstances that are preferred.

[@shanstevenson221]

@@SchmidtMinutes this will sound weird and probably sexist but men especially men with families, who teach at schools that receive such low incomes really must weigh that consequence. I stopped teaching a few years and became an office manager. Made more money. But then had to pay full tuition for my daughter. Ended up evening out. Love teaching so much ended up going back.

[@SchmidtMinutes]

Tbh many of the teachers at my private school had husbands who paid the bills. This was a big reason for my transition elsewhere. It’s not sexist when it’s true! 🤷‍♂️

[@KEPiano]

THE PARENTS 💯💯💯 So dramatically different between Private and Public/Charter. I’m transitioning now from Private to Public and I look forward to the ‘freedom’ without parent ‘involvement.’ Thanks for doing this video!

[@SchmidtMinutes]

The grass truly was greener on the other side🤩 In my situation at least lol

[@kevinodom2918]

Might want to rethink that. I went to both & wasn't a good student. I struggled through private school barely making it. I ended up in a public school my senior year & even though I never once brought a book home or to class I made As & Bs. never studied. I'd covered the same work in 9th grade. Was a total joke.

[@nancysmith9633]

I experienced both. Private school for eight years and then public school for four years. I was so bored with public school and I couldn’t believe how disrespectful the kids were to the adults! I ended up graduating a semester early and went straight into community college.

[@briankelly1817]

Soon as I read Headmaster, I was thinking Dumbledore

[@SchmidtMinutes]

More like Snape…🐍

[@LillyDanielle]

Do you get a classroom budget (for decorating and school supplies) in private school. I’m planning on teaching art to elementary.

[@SchmidtMinutes]

At my school the Fine Arts department had a budget to spend on these things. This will vary, however. The first thing I have done with any new job is ask about my budget and get control/understanding of what I can.

[@LillyDanielle]

Thank you this helps a lot!

[@Joe-jt2co]

I am stunned to learn how low the pay is for a teachers job. Are teachers seriously underpaid or am I missing something?

[@counselingwithmrb]

Hi Jason! I’m John and I’m a middle school counselor and I have a channel too! Hope you check it out. It’s nice to hear your perspective from private school. I’ve never worked in one.

[@SchmidtMinutes]

I will! Thank you for watching!#middleschoolpeeps

[@iris_ivory]

Thank you so much!

[@SchmidtMinutes]

Of course! Thanks for watching!

[@christy1705]

I want to send my daughter to private school when she starts kindergarten

[@SchmidtMinutes]

Good! It has some great benefits. Thank you so much for watching!!

[@5Pookie0]

I think that's a good choice. Public or independent.

[@AnnaDelapena-ih4ip]

I know him ❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@lucaslarsonmusic]

i’m at a private school right now and it’s pretty good learning wise but it’s boring af and i’m not having fun. none of my friends go there and it’s just lame. i want to go to a public school to feel normal. thoughts?

[@SchmidtMinutes]

I feel where you’re coming from. Trust me… 10 yrs as a student in private school & it can get old. BUT I did meet my wife my senior year at that school. You never know what might be in store for you where you are…🥳 STAY STRONG!

[@ReviveAura123]

Well it doesn't matter if its boring your not suppose to have a lot of fun. Don't say its lame because your there to get good education so that's why its a lot of money. In my opinion I think private schools are good for education to help graduate and getting straight A's. Getting good grades is pretty fun, I had bad grades and it wasn't fun because now your in a situation that you have a lot of work to do. When you get good grades and passing grades like A's and b's or straight A's then your life will be easier, school is there to help you. not have fun.

[@sweetcheeks5775]

@@ReviveAura123 more important to have fun than get good grades. You can do fine in life without getting good grades and you’re only young once.

[@shawnmartin1306]

We have had our kids in public and once Covid hit with restrictions on my kindergartner we moved him to private school. Once we saw how much better the education was we moved our 6th grader there. Our 14 year old did not want to leave his friends so we left him in public school. That was until he got suspended for being in a bathroom some kid was vaping in. One of the kids threatened the 3rd kid that was in there to say my son opened the window. We went in talked to principal and she talked to that student to find out that my son wasn’t involved. However, during his time off I gave him 12 Rules of Life to read. He couldn’t comprehend the first page. He was in 7th grade and could barley understand 1 page that wasn’t that hard to grasp. In the public school here the kids can’t get below 50% on anything. They basically were pushing the kids through without actually teaching them. After that we moved him to the same private school as his brothers. His math class has 8 kids in it so they can help him catch up to where he should be. Other big classes they have 20 kids. Night and day difference between the two. If I knew how bad the public school was failing him I would have moved him when the others went. The other big difference is the public school actively tries to keep you away. They won’t even let you talk to the teachers. You can talk to one of the principals that’s it. They won’t discuss anything about that teacher with you. Private school they want you involved. They constantly have things to involve the parents and grandparents. Any issues the school immediately sends you email even if it’s just the kids going to nurse for a sore knee. Well worth the money in my honest opinion. Also during Covid not a mask in sight there. The kindergartners could actually see the teachers mouths move and were not required to wear masks. So many of the kids that my son started school with that are so far behind now. Never again will my kids go to the public schools.

[@charliegistmusic]

What if your a private school PE coach lol

[@duckymomo7935]

That’s very lovely - they get to play sports and coach

[@savagefox3578]

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[@savagefox3578]

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[@Playhard31210]

Get yourself a microphone bro.

[@HP-ov7ol]

Anybody else getting tired of the mindless parroting of the term "diversity", as if that's a self evident virtue? Besides just "diversity" of superficial physical appearance due to race, public schools also have much greater "diversity" of criminal behavior, self disciple and IQ level. On the other hand, most public schools definitely strive to limit "diversity" of cultural values, political views and religious thought to a pretty narrow leftist/atheist world view. In the ideal public school world, everybody looks as different as possible and has different sexual orientations, but they all believe the same marxist things.