Another interesting piece of this puzzle that has remained yet unmentioned in this discussion is TFA (Teach For America)… I’d link to their website (instead of TheAtlantic) but it’s so full of “pseudo-profound bullshit”, hooey, gibberish, flim-flam, bunk, propaganda, and outright lies that it might actually break your bullshit detector… fuck it, you should have a peak:
https://www.teachforamerica.org/
You’ll teach for at least two years [starting with virtually no prior training and not as a TA but as a “full fledged teacher”] in a low-income community [Because poor kids deserve the highest quality teachers], where you’ll show students what’s possible when they work hard and dream big.
And as your students thrive, you’ll grow in ways you never imagined.
Our top priority is expanding educational opportunities for kids and your placement is chosen to ensure that your efforts can have the greatest impact.
Our mission is to enlist, develop, and mobilize as many as possible of our nation’s most promising future leaders to grow and strengthen the movement for educational equity and excellence.
