Submitted by Mike Taylor (not verified) on July 2, 2007 - 19:29.
Private schools pay better than most and we keep the ones we hire. I could leave it at that and it would be enough to answer the question but there is an undercurrent of unintended consequences of good pay.
We get more resumes for positions than most schools, hence, we can be selective.
Because we can be selective, we get good quality teachers, which translates into a better classroom enviroment in terms of control.
We are free to move anyone out of the system whose attitude is not consistent with the mission of the school. Tenure is not an option.
I could go on, but the fact is, when you pay more you attract the kind of quality that can tough out the bad days and probably have fewer bad days in the first place.
When our society begins to value teachers the way China and Japan do, I will venture a guess that the results will speak for themselves.
Retaining teachers
Submitted by Mike Taylor (not verified) on July 2, 2007 - 19:29.
Private schools pay better than most and we keep the ones we hire. I could leave it at that and it would be enough to answer the question but there is an undercurrent of unintended consequences of good pay.
We get more resumes for positions than most schools, hence, we can be selective.
Because we can be selective, we get good quality teachers, which translates into a better classroom enviroment in terms of control.
We are free to move anyone out of the system whose attitude is not consistent with the mission of the school. Tenure is not an option.
I could go on, but the fact is, when you pay more you attract the kind of quality that can tough out the bad days and probably have fewer bad days in the first place.
When our society begins to value teachers the way China and Japan do, I will venture a guess that the results will speak for themselves.