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Sylvan Learning Centers

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Great for Teachers trying to build up a resume--and that is IT. - Anonymous employee Sylvan Learning Centers Employee Review

3.0
Dec 24, 2016
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Interesting atmosphere with a TON of instructional resources. Great experience in teaching--and if you are one of the two teachers to acquire a full-time job with them you will also get exposure in curriculum development.

Cons

Horrifying pay. Teachers make TOPS $15 an hour, and instructional assistants barely scrape by on minimum wage. You have to assume each student is bringing in about $75 an hour, and yet it's unclear where that money is going. I suspect upper management, but it remains unclear. As a teacher you also get VERY limited free reign to teach how you would like to. You have to follow binders and charts and their resources only, and get penalized for working outside of the constricted expectations.

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Cons

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Pros

I enjoyed the work I did do. Working with the children and helping with teachers was fun and I got to socialize quite often with staff and students.

Cons

I was fired for missing one shift because my mother ended up in an accident. I did not get to explain myself for missing said shift and was told to think about my actions for 4 days before being let go. Extremely unprofessional.

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