Lead Teacher - Lead Teacher The Goddard School Employee Review

2.0
7 Sept 2015
Recommend
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Pros

You can write your own lessons as long as they follow the pre-set theme. Prestige and recognition to clients.

Cons

Teacher contracts make employees feel "trapped" and management does not value their employees. The owner blatantly proclaimed that "none of you will ever get real teaching jobs but if you insist on leaving remember you are easily replaceable" and then became frustrated when more than half the staff up and quit. Teachers get burned out quickly.

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5.0
5 May 2026
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Pros

Great coworkers and wonderful students

Cons

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1.0
20 June 2026
Recommend
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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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