Performance Academies Reviews

Very focused on test scores to the detriment of the students. Doesn't pay well if you're a teacher. Worse hours than the average school.

Students are not held accountable by upper Administration for misbehavior at some of the inner city schools. This leads to a chaotic classroom environment where the students get away with physical violence against other students, and against the teachers. The burden for the students misbehavior is laid almost completely on the teachers, which is why some of these schools have ridiculously high turn over rates among a lot of teachers. This means a lot of stress for the teacher, a loss of classroom instructional time missed as the students do their own thing more than listening to the classroom instructor. Pay is at the lowest threshold for teachers, the for profit status has more to do with the high level administration salaries. Because of the lack of support often when it comes to managing the behavior of disruptive and physically threatening students, your teacher reviews can be affected and not reflect your actual level of skill.