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Dec 3, 2016
Former employee, more than 3 years
Brooklyn, NY
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook
Pros
Teachers and administrators are extremely hardworking. Lots of passion, and people genuinely believe that they're doing the right thing. Desire to serve is real and genuine.
Cons
Brutally long hours (not unusual to be in the building before 7 am, stay until 6 or 6:30 pm, and then go home and grade/plan for another hour or two. Need to accept that 1 - 1.5 days out of the weekend is not your own. Important to realize that the work you're doing isn't helping all students; the students who need good teachers the most are generally pushed out in the late elementary/early middle school years.