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Run, Don't Walk - Teacher Founders Classical Academy Employee Review

1.0
19 June 2023
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Pros

The students are fantastic, you have control over your curriculum, and most coworkers are wonderful, competent teachers.

Cons

Throughout my year at Founders I have been discriminated against so much that I feel not leaving would be bad for my mental health. When I got the job, the students found my personal social media, and the rumor mill started to churn. At first I felt like my admin backed me completely. Soon, I realized this was a front to get me to stay so they wouldn't have to find another teacher to fill my position in the middle of the school year. I almost exclusively receive negative feedback, and I am very rarely observed and given positive feedback. Instead, admin pulls me in the office every time a student says I said something that they were offended by. Which is regularly given the biases against me. Additionally, at the start of the year I was given no curriculum for one of my classes, come to find out, this is normal at FCA Leander. Most of my coworkers were given nothing, and expected to build the curriculum from the ground up. Are admin working to improve the curriculum? No. They are too busy enforcing strict rules that take the students out of class. Rules like harassing students for hair color being "unnatural" when the "unnatural" hair is just blonde highlights. Or banning chess and knitting because the students should be working 24/7. So given their love of ridiculous rules, you would think when the students do act up, they would respond accordingly and at least back the teachers up. This is not the case. Depending on admin's relationship/personal preference for the student, some can get away with just about anything, while some will be called into the office and sent home for a black line on their sneakers. The level of nepotism was ridiculous. Any person who's children went to the school were 1. Automatically qualified to teach and 2. Allowed to voice their opinion and have their word taken over the teachers. I was told that, should I be returning next year, I would not be allowed to teach one of my classes (which would mean I would have to write ANOTHER curriculum) because the parents for 6th grade hated me. Why, one of the last days of school, I was told I would not be allowed to show Cyrano, a pg-13 movie based on Cyrano De Bergerac, even IF I got permission slips, and other teachers were watching pg-13 movies with permission slips, soley because the parents hate me. The parents even started a petition alleging that I was pulling up my skirt to show students my thighs (a blatant harmful lie). What did admin do? Absolutely nothing. The petition got 200 signatures. This school is a right wing factory run by a person who likes rules to have control, not rules to actually better the student atmosphere. The school is more like a prison than a school since no one seems to learn when they're all crying because the head master is pulling up their skirts in the hallways to check for shorts. The only saving grace of this dumpster fire is that some of the teachers are competent, lovely people. Unfortunately, most of them are leaving and will be replaced with religious extremists with drug problems. Because, oh right-FCA Leander does not drug test or back ground check their teachers. This experience has been humiliating, degrading, and it has made me question everything about myself. OH and the cherry on top? I did not quit. But I was told my position was filled. The headmaster did not even do me the kindness of firing me so I could get unemployment. They just hired the daughter of one of the teachers/parents to replace me.

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Flexible, kids are respectful, clean work environments

Cons

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Pros

Founders Classical Academy offers a great working environment with supportive colleagues, a positive school culture, and a strong emphasis on classical education and character development. The structured curriculum provides clear expectations and allows teachers to build meaningful relationships with students, creating a fulfilling atmosphere for both staff and students.

Cons

However, the school also faces challenges, including a lack of consistent administrative support and frequent understaffing. Teachers often feel overworked due to high demands and limited resources, which can make addressing classroom challenges more difficult and increase overall strain in the role.

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