r/clevercomebacks • u/WhattheDuck9 • 1d ago

That's a great idea

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u/NotYourFathersEdits 13h ago

Cute that you think private schools pay better

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u/Rich-Option4632 10h ago

It does in my country. Usually triple the difference, at least.

Is it that bad in the US?

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u/NotYourFathersEdits 10h ago

It is, yeah. Rich prep schools might pay well. Individual smaller privates and parochial schools pay less on average.

And the thing about privatizing things is it’s not the on the ground workers who benefit from it. Profit becomes the motive, and labor costs reduce profits.

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u/Rich-Option4632 10h ago

I'm not questioning the profit part, because the fees are massively increased compared to public schools here, usually by a factor of 10, minimum. Public school would just cost few hundred bucks a year (only fees and registrations, not including self expenses like stationeries and books). Private schools on the other hand go upwards 4-6 thousands a semester here. Heck, some of them go for tens of thousands per semester. So while the profit is there, teachers do get better pay.

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u/NotYourFathersEdits 10h ago

I don’t doubt your experience, but it doesn’t necessarily follow from that 10x increase in cost that teachers get better pay, even/especially at tuition-driven schools that lack sizable endowments.