by R.M. ArceJaeger | May 30, 2012 | Induction |
I awoke at 7:30 a.m. intending to skip breakfast, as I was really tired and preferred my sleep to food. It was raining outside (warm, steamy rain) which naturally made my hair frizz, which meant I had to spend more time than I had planned to trying to calm it. I...
by R.M. ArceJaeger | May 29, 2012 | Induction |
Read Part 1 — Day 1: Charleston to Florence I was picked up from Amtrak by Josh Bell, the executive director for the South Carolina TFA region. During the short drive to Francis Marion University (the place where Induction would be held) he asked me a lot of...
by R.M. ArceJaeger | May 29, 2012 | Induction |
Sure enough, I did not sleep well last night. I ended up going to bed around 4:00 a.m., but didn’t fall asleep until about 4:30 a.m.. Bright orange light seeped in through the windows where the curtains didn’t come all the way down, and the air conditioner...
by R.M. ArceJaeger | May 28, 2012 | Induction |
I am on my way to Induction. It doesn’t seem real. I spent Saturday and half of Sunday in a flurry, packing my previous life into boxes that were now sitting in a corner of my house, and packing some essentials into my luggage. I was going to be flying...
by R.M. ArceJaeger | May 28, 2012 | Requirements |
One of the things Teach for America requires of new corps members is that they join Americorps. To do that, corps members must first submit some paperwork which includes two sets of fingerprints. This must be done before arriving at Induction. Getting my fingerprints...
by R.M. ArceJaeger | May 16, 2012 | Pre-Work |
After you accept your position as a Teach for America corps member, TFA sends you a PDF with links to articles and videos that you’re supposed to read, watch, and absorb before arriving at Induction. They tell you it should take 40 hours, and give you a timeline...
