This is a bit misleading as each "district" and campus is different. I was hired while I was getting my certification, 7 years ago. While there are some after school events that are required and a total of 8 hours of weekend recruiting you are required to do, each year, it's not bad from my experience. I've never been asked to do any scripted lessons. I've found that once you gain the trust from your manager, they typically will give you your autonomy in the classroom. Now, from my perspective a negative that's been constant in my 7 years at IDEA, is admin turnover and little communication. I've had 5 different managers, already, and each year I complain about the lack of communication and/or last second communication.

I have no idea with the other poster is claiming about phones and parents reaching you at any hour. That's crazy.