The items in this group are pretty old. so I wanted to get an update on Connections Academy. I was looking into distance learning in Georgia. I'm been teaching for six years and I love every minute of it. Every year I'm being pressured to move out of my classroom. My Principal wants me to prepare for an administrative career path that I do not want. The politics are a bit much for me. I just want to teach!
What are the benefits for six years experience and a M.Ed? I'm leery of the no salary scale. (salary, insurance, 401k,etc.) Are years of service with Connections Academy counted?
Work condition...See MoreConnections Academy has a non-compete clause which means if you leave (quit, non-renewed, laid-off, whatever), you can't teach anywhere for 12 months...
Pay varies by your state, but expect it to be less than the public schools. They are a for-profit business, so they're interested in paying as little as possible.
Work conditions are decent if you want to work at home, but be prepared to work outside of school hours. A lot of Connections Academy teachers need to be available in the evenings.
You also need to look at why you love teaching. If you love interacting with students, then you probably won't like teaching online. You're frequently trying to call them and get them to answer or get them to reply to an email.
There are a couple types of online high school students: The ones who are pretty bright and just trying to get high school over with as soon as possible without all the nonsense of a brick-and-mortar school. And then there are the kids who aren't that bright and basically can't hack a regular school. Neither is particularly keen on dealing with you more than the bare minimum.
On 10/05/15, MrsTeacher wrote: > The items in this group are pretty old. so I wanted to > get an update on Connections Academy. I was looking into > distance learning in Georgia. I'm been teaching for six > years and I love every minute of it. Every year I'm being > pressured to move out of my classroom. My Principal wants > me to prepare for an administrative career path that I do > not want. The politics are a bit much for me. I just want > to teach! > > What are the benefits for six years experience and a > M.Ed? I'm leery of the no salary scale. (salary, > insurance, 401k,etc.) > Are years of service with Connections Academy counted?
Pay varies by your state, but expect it to be less than the public schools. They are a for-profit business, so they're interested in paying as little as possible.
Work condition...See More