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Success Academy Charter Schools

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The worst-I repeat-The worst teaching job I have ever had in my life! - Anonymous employee Success Academy Charter Schools Employee Review

1.0
Nov 12, 2012
Anonymous employee
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Pros

-First year teacher's salary is above NYDOE first year teacher's salary -Good Benefits Package (medical, dental, vision, etc.) -High Test Scores -Good student discipline policies

Cons

-Long hours (minimum 60 hours a week...if your lucky). They have no regard for work-life balance. -Awful management-Management (Principals, Vice Principals, etc) are trained to run schools like factories and they do. Employees are treated like they are just another number not like human beings. They have no intrest in teacher retention. If you don't believe me, Google the turnover rate for thier schools. Some are at 60%! Lastly, at time the expectations are unrealistic.

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Cons

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Pros

Design your own curriculum (at least I was able to). If you are good at the job, they will trust you to get whatever you need (substantial budget for special projects). Good mentorship (my principal was a great mentor for how to navigate the company and move up); the KIDS (I loved my HS students and art club). This is a great job to learn if you want to teach for the rest of your career, or want to pivot to grad school later. It will teach you perseverance, empathy, and resourcefulness. 10-weeks of VACATION is AMAZING, plus the bonus $$$ if you stay a few years. Overall, I loved teaching, and seriously considered staying for a longer time. This was great practice for teaching, creating a curriculum, and mentorship for when I eventually left to teach at the collegiate level.

Cons

Long hours for little pay, extreme rules for the children (but also my kids were very well behaved), parents who do not care (some parents are hard to ever reach and simply will not put in the effort to parent their child). Some of the senior people can be cult-like in their training (you have to pretend to be all in on their Success mumbo-jumbo; NEVER show doubts about their brainwashing. If you successfully learn their BS and act as if you subscribe to it, you can avoid their eagle eyes and be left relatively alone.)

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