Lead teacher - Lead Teacher The Goddard School Employee Review

2.0
Aug 15, 2017
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Pros

Children are great Pay is decent for field

Cons

Management is young and unprofessional. Always short staffed, management will not help in classrooms Don't expect a bathroom break Teachers expected to remind management to do their jobs No room to move up in company Low pay for job expectations Benifiets are very high priced and not great Expected to do a lot of work outside of school and not compensated Not compensated for training Not offered a lot of training only mandatory Management shows favorism for certain employees Goals for students are hard to meet and not productive It's about looking good on paper for parents not actually teaching the children Building not maintained broken equipment kind of dirty. Not great ventilation and people are always sick

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Pros

* Rewarding Student Interaction: Great opportunity to gain hands-on experience in early childhood education. * Meaningful Contribution: Enjoyed supporting young children and contributing to classroom and gym activities.

Cons

* Harsh Supervisory Communication: Feedback frequently crossed professional boundaries into humiliation. * Unprofessional Vocabulary: Management used phrases like "chop-chop" to force rushed classroom cleaning. * Targeted and Singled Out: Received significantly more private correction and harsher treatment than peers. * Public Workplace Humiliation: A supervisor called me an "embarrassment" following a routine parent interaction. * Unsafe Emotional Environment: Ordered not to cry and told to resume work immediately after a difficult moment. * Unprofessional Behavior Around Children: A supervisor physically mimicked a student's aggressive behavior in front of children. * Prioritizing Appearances Over Staff: Management prioritized protecting supervisor dynamics and optics over retaining frontline educators. * Zero Professional Courtesy: Notified of termination while away on a scheduled family vacation in Florida.

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