1. The management treat K12, especially 4-6 yrs old class like a circus show. Expect absurdly exhausting class projects that have absolutely unnecessary complex processes that don’t teach kids anything about art at all. 2. Lots of free off-hour volunteering work is expected. If you don’t, you are a not growing and contributing. If you need visa, need work experience fresh out of school, expect to be treated as slave. They know you are desperate. I have seen multiple breakdowns of my colleagues but sadly there is nothing they can do. 3. No say in curriculum, they will hold meetings and act like they take advice, but it’s just so they can say we did this, and no change at all. If you can’t pull the projects, it’s bc you are incapable and immature and never the ridiculous curriculum’s fault. 4. You will come in thinking things will get better, but everyone burns out and lost hope 1-2 yrs and leave. And they love that bc they can then find the next cheap labor to exploit. 5. Sexism. Male teachers are hired at senior levels to begin with, get paid more bc of level and never assigned to younger crazier classes. While female teachers “have to” begin with 4-6 yr classes, are viewed as less of art professionals and more like day care labor. So in a word, if you really need this experience on your resume, you can do this for 1-2 years and leave. If you have a choice, don’t come.
