[tcsparky]

I taught for two years in a very poor rural Mississippi school. Two of the teachers there were TFA. One was a Yale graduate, had been on the Yale football team, and heading to law school later. The other was from Indiana (I think), very nice girl, who later decided to go into teaching as a career. Both had big adjustments to make to the area. Both were (In my opinion) good teachers. It really does matter who you are inside, what you want to get out of the situation, and where you are placed. My school was safe, just poor, and had a hard time recruiting teachers. I am in favor of the program.