For Cogs Only - Teacher Noble Schools Employee Review

2.0
Mar 21, 2019
Recommend
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Pros

Great kids, fulfilling work, a genuine opportunity to make a meaningful difference for a group of marginalized kids, possible to feel very fulfilled and happy if you don't want to come up with your own teaching ideas- you can make a difference if you just do what you're told. While imperfect thus far, I believe Constance Jones is a good person for her position, and I think her heart is generally in the right place.

Cons

Don't believe the lie about autonomy presented here or anywhere about teaching at Noble. There is no autonomy. Any teaching done that is about anything but the SAT is frowned upon vocally, even if your class is a pre-AP or AP course that has differing goals. If you teach English, for example, you will perhaps be told you are supposed to also teach writing, but if your writing instruction gets in the way of endless SAT prep, you will be discouraged. Furthermore, management and administration at many schools, and overall, are wholly untrustworthy. You should never trust or believe them because their goals are beyond you. I truly, truly believe that, because Noble is run like a business rather than a school, they see teachers, literally all of them, as replaceable and not special. Noble is making strides to recognize teachers more, which is lovely, but at the end of the day, you are replaceable to them. You offer nothing special or unique. They are looking for teachers who will work their fingers to the bone and not ask questions.

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5.0
Dec 2, 2025
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Pros

The leadership team and co-teachers are very welcoming and helpful to newly hired members.

Cons

Each day presents significant challenges; therefore, new teachers must acquire skills and perform responsibilities with precision and efficiency to minimize mistakes.

3.0
Jun 11, 2026
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Pros

Decent pay, pretty great benefits, pension,

Cons

Many. No feedback on performance, different noble school allow paras to get summers off, paid/unpaid, must work all summer. It’s so inconsistent. LBS1s at times don’t do their jobs and expect para to lead, yet we don’t get paid for that, prioritize test scores and gpa gaps but not actual learning, all teachers are expected to pass kids at the end of the year. Standards base grading is absolutely hurting these students and their retention in college.

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