"We don't question things in public here" - Lead Teacher Uncommon Schools Employee Review

-Leadership uses psychological teaching tricks for kids on staff to motivate them -Staff is so young that political movements hold more sway than tangible gains and results -Often decisions are made quickly without transparency or justification to staff -Abrupt staff and classroom changes make stability difficult. -Staff can coast in favorable positions due to nepotism - other staff must fulfill every small guideline with no acknowledgement of hard work or improvement -Mandatory Relay GSE places undue stress on teachers and is a subpar education at best. -Principals and senior staff violate professional boundaries by instructing staff on how to balance time outside of work -No room for voicing opinions in group setting - quote from management - "We don't question things in public here" --Inconsistency of testing norms across classrooms borderline compromises validity of data