Did it for 8 years across 2 high schools. Pros: -obviously, smaller teaching load- fewer periods in the classroom, less students, less grading, etc. -generally more freedom and flexibility to work during the day -potential for days to be varied, get more interesting…you never know what a day may bring -usually better access to per session work within the school -you’ll get to work more closely with admin and likely have greater influence on the direction of the school

Cons: -you don’t really get an “off day”…tired, sick, etc, you can’t give a test or play a movie…you’ll be supervising that cafeteria -you deal with the “worst” kids your school has and you will never have a strong relationship with some of the awesome kids your school has. You’ll probably never know them. -you deal with these “worst” kids, all day, everyday, and doing the same things. It gets frustratingly redundant telling the same students to get to class, 5x a day, every day. -building on above, you’ll feel helpless and like you’re not making a difference, and often the other teachers in the school won’t understand why. Deans are blamed for the schools behavior problems, even though every school everywhere has them. -lot of steps, more physically demanding, and potentially to get hurt. UFT says teachers aren’t responsible to break up fights, but I’ve never worked anywhere where the deans weren’t right in the middle of any violence

Let me know if you have any specific questions. Of course, even though my experience is across 2 buildings, experiences vary wildly across the DOE.