Saturday, September 4, 2010

Submitted to the Blog by “The Insider” for response.

The Insider said:

Teach For America is a non-profit organization which addresses teacher shortages by sending graduates from elite colleges, most of whom do not have a background in education, to teach in low income rural and urban schools. The organization’s is expanding as a player in education and politics as the Obama administration calls for education reform. Many TFA corps members go into schools without any previous education classes or real experience. Another end run around the requirements to enter our profession? What do you think?

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

What do I think? It's BS! Why the hell did I go through all that torture of taking the MTEL and completing an Education Certification Program? What the hell is the point of "Highly Qualified" then? Does anyone in the Dept of Education know what they are doing? I can only assume this is an act of massive desperation. I don't see how this will help students succeed.

One word -- Hypocritical!