Don’t Believe the 40 Hours

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...
Joining Teach for America

Joining Teach for America

I’ve been accepted as a 2012 Teach for America corps member! Teach for America is a peace-corps-like program that sends individuals with strong qualifications (but no teaching degree) into impoverished neighbors where they will serve as teachers. The...