Pros
The best reason was getting a teaching job and educating the students that wanted to be helped. The mentor program for new teachers is nice too. They have a competitive salary. They offer lots of stipends for tutoring and other activities.
Cons
As a teacher, I truly felt unsafe. A student brought a knife to school and because it wasn't over 3 inches the student was not punished. I had a student stab another student in my classroom with a pencil in the STOMACH, and the admin did nothing because they thought they were "playing" even though I witnessed the incident. Lastly, I had a student threaten to rape me because I asked him to sit down in my classroom.The admin felt that this was something that he wouldn't act an, so he was given a slap on the wrist. It was impossible and frightening to teach there. I wish I had more support. I asked many times for the admin to come sit in my room and assist me. I had 33 + kids in a portable. It was a disaster. I left in the middle of October 2013.