special assistant

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classroom teacher

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Memphis-Shelby County Schools

What is the best part of working at the company?
The previous team that I was at MSCS worked really well together. New leadership has fired or pushed the competent people out of the organization. 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Previous challenges included very tight deadlines with multiple departments working in silos. Current challenges include new leadership with a scattered vision, and a vindictive leadership style. Says one thing that isn't clear behind closed doors, but relays a completely different sentiment to the general public/media. Also micro manages everyone from central office to schools, requiring hard copies of everything that could be digitally sent, with processes changing week to week.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
The environment in some department are cohesive and very collaborative, but the over all environment has become, for lack of better words, toxic. It feels as if those have worked in the company for years are silenced due to senior leadership, and their ideas aren't being received. The culture is quickly declining in this organization.

Working in the Memphis Shelby County School System has been enlightening. I commend the teachers and the wonderful job they strive to do everyday, considering the restrictions, which prohibits them from given a 100 percent daily . Teachers are left to fend for themselves in the classroom. They have been stripped of the necessary means to maintain control of their class or practice classroom management as required. Teachers should be required to focus on academics with little disruptions. I have witnessed administration requiring teachers to deal with some major behavioral issues, in addition to trying to teach. Teachers are required to deal with behaviors that some parents do not deal with. Administration want achievement and outstanding test scores, well they need to offer their teachers more support.

A typical work day in the classroom begins prior to students arriving to school.  It involves creating and maintaining lesson plans, classroom order, managing many interruptions, engaging students and keeping them on tasks.  Monitoring the learning and making decisions constantly.  Keeping kids safe is priority!  The hardest part of the job is that you never have enough time in the day to complete everything that you want to do, so you are forced to work from home, on weekends, during holidays and even during the summer in order to keep an arsenal of lesson plans, activities, and assessments ready.

The work day was very relaxing.   I've learned that you have to reflect on the background of the children and not be judgemental and that you have to show the students that you're not there just for a paycheck and that you genuinely care about their education.   It's basically an inner-city culture that has its flaws; therfore, you have to observe how you handle issues concerning the students.   The hardest part of the job is seeing how much positive cultivation the inner-city children need but don't receive in order to help them break those chains that hold them back and develop a passion to want to achieve academically.   The most enjoyable part of the job is when the children realize that you do care. 

Substitute teaching is easy for me, I am a retired teacher with 30 years of experience. A typical day substituting, entails explaining the assignments that were left by the classroom teacher, maintaining order and following established rules and procedures. The workplace culture is different at every school. I present myself professionally and friendly. I have encountered some rude individuals, however, I remind myself that I'm there for the children. The hardest part of the job is when the teacher does not leave assignments for the students and I have to create assignments for them to do. The most enjoyable part of the job is when I receive notes from students stating that I am their BEST substitute, and ask if I will be there the following day.

My job as a 7th grade English teacher was draining. The kids were on 3rd grade level due to COVID and the principal hounded teachers about low test scores every chance he could get.  It was only so much we could do. You want us to not only teach them on grade level but also teach them everything they missed between grades 4th-6th?? The appreciation from admin was never there. And on top of the constant micromanaging, the kids unhinged behavior was never dealt with properly. A kid could curse you out, and if you sent them to the office then they’ll get sent right back to your room 5 minutes later. I probably wouldn’t have had such a bad experience if I had taught a different subject or maybe have been under better management.

What is the best part of working at the company?
The best part of working at the school is my coworkers 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
The language barrier. Not being able to understand the parents and the students and them not being able to understand me.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
The work environment varies from day to day but good most day. The school is very diverse.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Busy from the time I get to work to the time school gets out.

What is the best part of working at the company?
The hours are flexible.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
I haven’t had a stressful situation working at this company.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
The environment and culture is great. They have great students and staff members who are willing to help you.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
A typical day for me at this company is making sure the students have what they need to stay on tasks. The teachers are well prepared for the sub to give out the lesson plans for that particular day.

You truly have to have a heart of gold working with the kiddos and keep that in mind always. It's tough having to mentally witness children going through things most adults may not go through at such a young age and to be behind  in their education on top of that. Also, you will most definitely run across teachers and administrators that DO NOT CARE for the kiddos. Unfortunately, I worked for an admin team that did not care one bit. Not saying that it isn't any great schools out there, but personally, I left the company due to this and I moved my own child from that particular school. 

What is the best part of working at the company?
The kids and some of the relationships u build with some coworkers

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
The administrative office and their lack of everything 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Nothing at all really the pay 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Hectic no communication getting pulled from one end to another

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