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Feb 16, 2008 01:33

Just applied to Teach for America. I'm quite enamored with the program's mission/vision - here's hoping it all works out.

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pumpup_thejam February 16 2008, 07:52:00 UTC
I have a friend involved with Teach for America from Gaylord and she LOVSZZZZZZZZ it

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xgriffypopx February 19 2008, 02:03:31 UTC
It's pretty intense, I hear, but very cool. I met a kid a few weeks ago doing TFA on the south side of Chicago. His second day of class he got mace sprayed at his face.

Then this other girl I knew who did it in Baltimore hated it, and used to have to drink just to grade papers.

But really, it's very cool. Good luck!

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thecookandnick February 19 2008, 03:28:21 UTC
Haha, yeah. Part of reason I applied was because it's not for softies, like the AmeriCorps. No running around preparing tax returns for poor people or working at museums.

I've heard plenty of horror stories like that. Some kid I know on the Interwebs from Minnesota knew a girl that did TFA in Newark. She was sexually harassed by another teacher her third week in.

But really, it wouldn't be a good program if it didn't weed out the saplings.

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