mathematics teacher

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tutor

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elementary school teacher

Best Brains Learning Center

Best Brains has a relatively good system for bilingual children age 3 to 14 to enhance their school learning experience. I mostly enjoyed teaching their public speaking classes but they were not promoted as much as the math and English so only were given one summer out of the 1 1/2 years I worked there. The pay I received of $17 per hour with no paid time off or any benefits, without building any team to improve on some student's apathy and other problems, was barely motivating. However, I am glad that my experience with 90% of the children was increasingly positive which made up for those disappointments. I look forward to my new position teaching for Best Brains for $20 per hour when I move to Arizona in October 2019. I will be requesting more teacher/manager contact and hope that I enjoy working more as a team there.

As a teacher for the Best Brains Learning Center, you guide students through math and English workbooks designed to meet them where they are in their ability. The hours are not long, but you are often working with several students at once who are working on different subjects. It can often be stressful trying to juggle all of the components of a session, but there is a consistency to the schedule that is reassuring. Management is helpful at guiding new teachers and providing support without micromanaging. While there is not much time for socializing between employees, all of the teachers are supportive of one another and willing to offer guidance when needed. I really enjoy tutoring math, and all of the students blow me away with the amount of talent and comprehension they possess.

Curriculum keeps changing and answer keys have many errors.  Management keeps changing and there was no support.  I was thrown into the position without any training or procedures.  Current manager was too demanding.  Never gave feedback so never knew if I was successful and wanted a 1 week notice if you were going to miss a 3 hour session.  Was let go because "services were no longer needed" but actually for because I didn't give them 1 week's notice for a last minute interview.  Nice money, but not enough hours, odd hours, no support, manager would throw random students at you without prior notice, and curriculum is not efficient or lined up to CC.  Kids are nice but extra work for them.

What is the best part of working at the company?
I did not receive any response from the company. The job post stated that they were in immediate need and I have previous experience teaching math at a Best Brains nearby that had to close.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
I did not find it stressful to work at Best Brains.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
I was able to have a key to the center so I was able to arrive early to ensure I had the room neat and tidy upon arrival of the students. The students would work at assigned work areas and begin working as I assisted them with the lessons and tutored areas of need.

The most enjoyable part of this job is that you are helping kids that want to exceed their goals. You will learn, just like when you teach school, what works best for each student. You are assigned a list and each student works on their unique assigned content. With all of us being teachers, we are there to help each other (especially the new employees coming in just learning how to adjust). The hardest part of the job is seeing the kids graduate from Best Brains and leaving. That only means that they have succeeded in their goals and extended their expectations!

Fairly simple set-up, based on years of perfecting the paperwork for students.
This includes booklets which progressively become more difficult.  These are easily referenced in an alpha-numeric file system that shows the work completed and scores, as well as work which has been omitted.  These books can be completed at a later date.

Each tutor has a work station: ie: kidney- shaped table for five or six students and teacher.  Their is a congenial relationship between employees and students and everyone helps everyone else as needed.  All in all a great place to work.

Barely any hours, the room where you grade papers smells like mold, we sit in small childrens chairs so its very uncomfortable, the grading room is shared with a teacher teaching kids so you cant even concentrate on grading packets because of the children talking, a lot of the teachers get smart and loud with the kids, the bathroom is disgusting and never has soap or tissue, very disorganized, coworkers always left early when manger was not at work, the manger is extremely stuck up and rude to everyone, and they don't even notify you about days the learning center is closed.

As someone with anxiety and depression, it's a great starting job to help someone get out there and make some type of income. I love the job and the management at the Owings Mills location is wonderful. The pay is also decent starting at 10.10 an hour. My only problem is there isn't enough hours simply because of how little the center itself is open.
I typically spend most of my time quietly grading student workbooks and occasionally helping a teacher when they are a bit overwhelmed with students that need individual attention or a student that needs a little extra help with their work.

What is the best part of working at the company?
The best part is that you always get to meet new people and the kids there are so cute and adorable. 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
For me, it is getting the correct books, making sure that everything goes where it is supposed to. 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
It is a nice environment, and the culture is very good. It is mostly indians, but there are some other ethnicities there. 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Grading books, helping kids, and occasionally teaching. I also pull books for the kids to do.

What is the best part of working at the company?
A great place with a wonderful program! 
Really enjoy this part time position now just in the summertime. 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
It is not near my house, so the traffic of getting there for only a couple of hours of work. 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Great! Fun and fast paced! The time seems to move pretty quickly, and the work is enjoyable.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Getting things prepared for the classes.
Working in a small group with students.

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