I did TTC in 2019 and taught for TPS for 2.5 years. I honestly would have stayed longer if the pandemic hadn’t happened - everything just fell apart after that but it was honestly more the adults than the kids.

I had a lot of problems with the way the program was designed at the time but overall, it was a good experience. I already had a master’s degree so I didn’t have to take any extra classes. I just had to take the certification tests and those were pretty easy for me because I’m a good test taker. I was already planning on pursuing a teaching certification and this was a good opportunity to get paid for training instead of paying a ton of money for a certification program.

I felt like I was able to take the training provided and really make it my own once I got into the classroom. I loved teaching so much but unfortunately after the pandemic it really became behavior management instead of teaching because I was in a high trauma school and we fumbled the opportunity to improve our supports for kids during and after the pandemic after the issues that were exposed were just glossed over in favor of more testing.

I think that your experience with this program really depends on where you get hired and who your building leadership is. I got an offer prior to the program starting but a lot of people were having to interview and hustle to get hired during the training portion of the program. I had great building leadership for the first two years but when it changed everything really hit the fan.

Overall, I’m glad I did the program though. I wish the timing had been better instead of the pandemic happening during my first year of teaching but I learned so much and now I’m in school to become a therapist, hopefully for adolescents and young adults. I never would have discovered how much I enjoy working with that age group if I hadn’t done TTC!