Pros
I love what this company stands for and how they aim to help kids. Like most teaching jobs the best part for me was the kids, otherwise I wouldn't have stayed as long. The company has some good bones but unfortunately it needs to get with the program for a lot of things.
Cons
The pay for teaching with the company is frankly insulting. Teachers do not make even close to the average minimum of regular teachers in my state. If I didn't have help I wouldn't be able to support myself on this salary. The average salary for teachers equals about $21 an hour. The benefits are way to expensive and frankly not very good. Considering this is a company that literally works with hospitals I feel they could do better. They also don't advertise their benefits. I've been here a while now and had no idea they had tuition reimbursement. PD was sometimes offered but during my teaching hours. They advertise having all the curriculum you'll need however it's outdated, boring, and sometimes can't even be used with the population of students. They ask you to only use their lessons or get outside ones approved but provide no feedback because managers are too bogged down to actually look. Little collaboration between teachers and higher ups. I felt like my own private island most days. I didn't feel fully supported by management. It felt like a mask that they cared and when I took their advice it got me nowhere except feeling lied to and not valued. Limited sub coverage. It isn't my responsibility to have people who can sub in my unit, that is something the company needs to figure out because we work in hospitals, it's likely we will be getting sick and I shouldn't feel guilty for their inability to provide a sub. Overall, the cons greatly outweighed the pros and I only stayed my contracted year because I couldn't find another job. I knew early on I would be leaving. It's hard to drive to a job that doesn't respect your worth.