In 1993, when I was a shiny new Harvard grad with no career direction except a fervent desire to help people, I joined Teach For America (TFA). It was a brand new organization then, modeled at least in part after the Peace Corps. The plan was to send smart, idealistic, young people to teach for … Continue reading What Teach For America Could Learn From Peace Corps
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Why I Quit, and Why Teach For America Should Too
A lot of Teach For America (TFA) alumni have been telling their stories lately. Here’s mine: In 1993, the year after I finished college, I joined TFA, which was still a new organization. At the time, there was a teacher shortage, and the whole point was that we were going to work in schools that … Continue reading Why I Quit, and Why Teach For America Should Too
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