Achievement First reviews

Large turnover and last minute decision making, professional development is a waste of time, as are many other tasks needed to be completed by teachers. Too much talking about feelings at staff meetings.

Schedule is absurd...The day is exceedingly long...It is a classic example of providing a schedule conducive to working a job rather than a career. Seems as if they expect teachers to be so young that they don't take into consideration that many of them are parents with families --> Additionally, while the hours are unsustainable for prospective returning teachers, they are just as toxic for students. Long school days running deep into the afternoon make participation in after school extracurriculars nearly impossible. AF students have been shown to struggle with their social skills - likely because they spend the entire day in class silently doing math and reading. Inexperienced/underqualified leadership. They mean well and come from a good place, but demand in those positions sees teachers with only a couple years teaching experience suddenly running a school Budgetary constraints Class sizes are too big Must adhere to strict rules applied to a range of different areas...The dean tells you what you must teach on any given day...Most schools require that you use their lesson plans, which are overwhelmingly long and complicated...Very little autonomy for teachers - even when it comes to how they should speak.