Pros
I love working with kids, this job was made for me, I love growing relationships with the kids, teaching them in a different way, great pay, lots of incentives to get certified (free praxis test, free certification program through the parish, extra $$), so many schools in the area to choose from, creative in finding fun games and activities for the kids' center times
Cons
if you pick the wrong school, the admin might come in your classroom every day, write you up for stupid little things like the kids not being engaged when the slides suck but we have to follow "district procedures", do not get a bonus after each year teaching if not certified, you might sign a contract and have low enrollment and get switched to another school on the westbank (far from my home), can't wear athleisure at every school, might have really bad kids one year but them not listening is still you failing them (according to the parish), nap time is being taken out and the kids are much more grumpy, lots of progress monitoring and documenting every little thing is so time consuming sometimes, clusters can make or break you (my first school criticized us like we were terrorists, but my second school made it a warm and welcoming meeting where we didn't feel so bullied all the time)