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Originally Posted by Coldjensens
I am not positive, but it is my understanding that if you go the private school route, it is very difficult to switch to public school teaching (they will not hire you, or they will not count your experience at a private school, so you have to start as a teacher with no experience). Is that so?
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Not in my area. It is quite common for a new grad to put a few years in a Catholic School first. The public schools here view that experience favorably. They will not hire fresh behind the ears new grads and having your own classroom and dealing with parents is considered "better experience/background" than subbing or working as an aide. Catholic School teachers here are unionized and do receive a fairly decent salary plus benefits plus pension through the Catholic Archdiocese. But it is considerably lower than public school teacher compensation. BTW, they have gone on strike numerous times. On the other hand, public schools may or may not give service credit to place the teacher on a higher step with the Catholic School work experience. NYC will do that up to 7 years, but some suburban districts will not.
If you can't get into a public school system, then the Catholic Schools are the next best thing, also very competitive to get in.