Burned out - Jumpstart Corps Member AmeriCorps Employee Review

3.0
Jul 13, 2010
Recommend
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Pros

- I loved working with the preschool children and my team members. It was fun and I felt proud of how much progress the children made - Great experience for college students looking for teaching experience

Cons

- A lot of time-consuming training and paperwork that often felt unnecessary but needed to fufill the 300 hour requirement for the Education award; sometimes scheduled at awkward times during the academic year (for college students) - Long commute from Emory to the preschool for those without a car, especially with MARTA's unreliability - The site manager strictly stressed using methods of teaching and dealing with the children that many of us felt were ineffective and difficult to implement -This is minor

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Pros

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Cons

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Cons

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