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Great Hearts Academies

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Great Hearts Academies reviews

3.4

51% would recommend to a friend

(496 total reviews)
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Jay Heiler

69% approve of CEO

48% positive business outlook

Great Hearts Academies has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 496 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Great Hearts Academies employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Education industry (3.7 stars).

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496 reviews
3.0
Jan 14, 2016

Teacher

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Love the students! Love the curriculum! Love the philosophy!

Cons

Teachers are overworked. Time consuming and lengthy student evaluations that require work during breaks. Long hours, but low pay. No retirement plan.

4.0
Dec 21, 2015

Solid Organization

Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Quality of education Commitment to mission

Cons

Rapidly growing school system that experiences growing pains

4.0
Dec 13, 2015
Recommend
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Pros

The people at Great Hearts all seem dedicated to giving kids good, solid education that focuses on mastery of basic and necessary skills rather than teaching to a test. There is a huge emphasis on behavior that a lot of kids really need and aren't getting elsewhere. It's an occupation one can feel comfortable knowing they are doing something worthwhile in. I love the kids and I love what I get to teach them! There are very good support systems in place for teachers.

Cons

You get paid beans. Until something changes in budgeting on the government's level, you will not get paid your time's worth. Also, the pop culture taboo is something I can recognize has it's place, but it seems a little extreme in some cases. Just there are appropriate times to get up and sharpen one's pencil, I think there are times and assignments when pop culture can be allowed in some small measure without taking away too much from the school's pursuit of Classical beauty and education.

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