Achievement First reviews

-Rigid behavior management expectations for the children and not always developmentally appropriate (high emphasis on body control) -Teachers graded very harshly whether kids are "on task" based on the rigid set of expectations set forth by the administration and network as a whole -Much of the curriculum and lesson plans are outdated so teachers constantly have to modify them to be more age appropriate and relevant for the scholars we serve. -Feels like a very cliquey and toxic workplace environment

Because of the network-mandated techniques for use in the classroom, teachers have little autonomy over their classrooms. The workload is far too intense to maintain staff--the turnover rate is shocking and does active harm to students. AF functions on a burnout model, hiring young, idealistic teachers who can't stick it out for more than a few years just so they can hire more teachers of the same type. Most teachers leave AF never to teach again because they think that the drill-sargeant, racist "coaching" techniques at this school and maltreatment of the staff is true of teaching everywhere. I would not recommend a job at AF to anyone.