Incredible Method, Frustrating Employment
Pros
The learning processes WORK. It really is "magical" to see the leaps and bounds made by students thanks to the brilliant programs and hard work of so many LBLP employees. This is a great summer job for bright college students.
Cons
Rather nepotistic, clique-minded organization. The pay for clinicians and consultants is EXTREMELY LOW, far less than half the going rate for one-to-one private tutoring. Even considering that clients are paying for the whole program (materials, tailored instruction) the percentage of pay going to those working WITH the student is astonishingly low. The center where I worked (Bellevue, WA) had constant turnaround of its employees due to how difficult the Center Director could be. I had worked in other centers and found the staff supportive and with reasonable expectations; at the Bellevue center there was a weird, arbitrary sense of suspicion, condescension, and patronization from the CD.