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Teach for America reviews

3.8

75% would recommend to a friend

(1,871 total reviews)

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84% approve of CEO

60% positive business outlook

Teach for America has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 1,871 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Teach for America employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Educación industry (3.7 stars).

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2K reviews
3.0
Jan 18, 2010
Recommend
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Pros

great resources, high-profile organization leads to great resume booster, great way to get a teaching certification if you weren't an undergrad education major

Cons

Beware because the organization doesn't fully describe the corps experience accurately. You literally are thrown into a inner city classroom with little preparation(and they don't paint the picture of this as they should... these students literally do not understand what school is supposed to look like. Be ready to get stuff thrown at you and to be cussed out simply for requesting students to sit down... you will be starting from ground 0 with these kids, even if they are in hgigh school) Sure they describe it like you're going to be making this stunning difference in your students lives but be ready to feel like, and often times be, a failure. Expect 60-70 hour weeks.

2.0
Jan 15, 2010
Recommend
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Pros

Good for those interested in education policy, great place to start if you are a do-gooder

Cons

Inattentive staff, unfair school placement, mediocre culture

5.0
Dec 29, 2009
Recommend
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Pros

- Abliity to work with other like-minded individuals who have extremely strong backgrounds - Very strong professional development - Collaborative group work enviroment (especially considering teaching tends to be very individual) - Solutions-Oriented management - Managers are always looking to improve your performance - Very challenging work - but ultra-rewarding

Cons

- Not everyone is fit to be a teacher... and teaching is much harder than anyone ever tells you - Long work hours - very easy to over work yourself and lose balance

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