Pros
The other teachers were incredibly passionate and dedicated, the kids were amazing (hardworking, funny, sweet), the pay is excellent (since leaving, I haven’t found a school that comes close to offering what AF has offered me), the benefits are fantastic, there is a lot of opportunity for growth and to move up in leadership, and there is a culture of feedback.
Kontras
The management is very top-down, they use the same approaches and leadership is often unwilling to take feedback to modernize approaches, a few of the principals I worked with (I had worked with 4 in total during my time at AF) used intimidation and gossip to “get their way”, the culture towards students can be pretty oppressive (sit up straight, like completely straight), and the curriculum is only test-centered (kids aren’t digging deeply into the content; rather, they are bombarded with test prep), work/life balance is rough!