answer:This is why I chose to teach 3rd Grade even tho my major and training was in teaching Secondary English. And yes, teaching children of that age group was very rewarding for me. I loved it. And I don’t know which private schools you have dealt with, but in the several at which I taught the students and parents definitely did NOT rule. As a matter of fact, the parents signed an agreement to support the discipline policies of the school and to supervise their children’s homework to ensure that it was done regularly. These schools were located in inner city areas so these parents were wanting a school situation different from the “anything goes” laxness of the public schools. I can honestly say that ovwr the years the number of parents who ever gave me flack about anything I could count on the fingers of one hand. If you are really unhappy teaching HS, have you ever considered giving much younger grades a try? Generally I found a refreshing lack of crappy attitude among most of my third graders. They don’t usually develop that until older :)