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Originally Posted by ASUADPi
As someone who has worked with numerous TFA teachers, let me just say that 75% of them were NOT all they were cracked up to be. TFA does recruit to people who are considered the "best and brightest" but NONE of these recruits has any background in education. TFA then throws them into a 5 week "education" program.
Now I'm not saying that all education programs are excellent, hell mine sucked, but it was definitely better than a 5 week program.
TFA isn't all its cracked up to be.
Plus, most TFA's do there 2 year stint and then book it, leaving education all together but getting a shitload of their loans paid off. Doesn't seem quite fair to those, like myself, who are in the profession for the long haul and oh wait aren't getting their loans paid off.
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She's probably the exception to the rule, but my cousin graduated in Psychology (wanted to be a HS Guidance counselor) but became a kindergarten teacher through TFA over 5 years ago and is a STAR. Her district actually uses her to teach others in her field. She's in it for the long haul, loves her kids and goes the extra mile (as does her parents who visit her classroom to help out!) for her students. They even put her in a poor performing school, and she shined there too. Some people just figure out where they were meant to be after college.
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