An Uncommon Interview

So I just got off the phone with a recruiter from Uncommon Schools. I think it went pretty well, but I'm not sure about whether or not I'll get it. I thought my answers were well thought out, but maybe a bit too long winded. Also, due to the extreme cold in my room, I think I might have sounded nervous because I shivered a couple of times. At any rate, Uncommon sounds like a great place to work, and picks up the slack where a lot of other "alternative education" programs fall behind:

vs. TFA - Uncommon provides much more support for teachers in the form of weekly professional development.
vs. Teaching Fellows - Uncommon has stronger leadership within the school with both instructional and managerial directors.
vs. both - Uncommon has a huge focus on structure, discipline, and academic rigor that extends to each classroom, which can't really be accomplished in a program that inserts one teacher per school.

I hear back from Uncommon about whether "this is a good stopping point in the process" or "if I advance to the next round" in 2-4 weeks (February 18-March 4). I'll keep my fingers crossed until then...

P.S. - My recruiter reads ramilgetsajob.blogspot.com.

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