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I used to teach the web development immersive. The quality of the courses depends on the quality of the instructors -- and because GA tends to hire instructors
by bluewhales 8y ago
I used to teach the web development immersive.
The quality of the courses depends on the quality of the instructors -- and because GA tends to hire instructors as contractors without benefits, it's difficult for them to retain good instructors.
I also think the rigor and quality of the curriculum varies widely between campuses. NYC and DC do have fairly solid curriculums and high expectations for students. I get the impression that this is not the same for all campuses. (As an example: a campus on the west coast spends one hour total on SQL, while campuses on the east coast spend 9-10 hours of lecture time along with two homework assignments.)
- spacewaffle 8y agoI was a contractor that taught evening classes. Definitely agree that quality is all on the instructors, and quality of outcomes varied between instructors and campuses. When I was still teaching, I was pretty sure WDI instructors were full time employees. Is that not still the case? The biggest issue I heard from the WDI guys I knew was burnout. They were doing 40 hours in class, then class prep/student aid outside. For the same salary as a dev, they basically had 60-80 hour weeks in session.
- bluewhales 8y agoIn NYC, at least, there are three or four full time slots, and the rest are contractors. 8 or 10 total. Burnout is definitely a big deal. Instructors who naturally tend towards burning themselves out stick around longer...