What does the average day for a fellow look like?
Working in education involves long, often tireless hours. A Fellows day typically begins by 7 AM and proceeds at frenetic pace until the last school-bell at 4 PM, only to be followed by extracurricular activities, grading, and phone calls to students and their parents. On a typical day during the academic year, the bulk of Fellows responsibilities fall in four areas. First, and most important, is time set aside for the Fellows to develop a flexible schedule for meeting with their students individually. Fellows accomplish this by sitting-in other courses alongside students who need special academic attention, or by pulling students out of class for disciplinary or personal conversations. Second, Fellows teach one 45-minute class period, the Pride Course, during 4th period. Third, Fellows have a range of duties and responsibilities to the general operation of the school. Fellows serve on a rotating schedule throughout the day to help in the schools administrative office and with walk the
