How I Joined Teach for America—and Got Sued for $20 Million

[jimmy olsen]

They asked me a ton of times to join up but I knew better.

[Savonarola]

Jesus, no one can create a simple executive summary these days.  What a sad indictment of our educational system. 

The article should be read in its entirety; it's well written and follows the general format of a coming of age short story.  That really can't be summarized in any way that would do the story justice.

[citizen k]

..and before somebody says "read the article", know that when a posted article is that monstrously long, it makes my eyes glaze over.  Might as well be written in Linear B.

Think of it as a short story instead.

[Savonarola]

They asked me a ton of times to join up but I knew better.

My cousin didn't face any obstacles like the ones in the story; his greatest obstacle was getting people to go to school.  Most parents assume that their children will remain on their home island and be subsistence fishers forever; and therefore don't see any value in education.

What sort of school do you hope to teach at after your Japanese adventure is done?

[The Brain]

I got to where he played the race card a few sentences in.

[jimmy olsen]

They asked me a ton of times to join up but I knew better.

My cousin didn't face any obstacles like the ones in the story; his greatest obstacle was getting people to go to school.  Most parents assume that their children will remain on their home island and be subsistence fishers forever; and therefore don't see any value in education.

What sort of school do you hope to teach at after your Japanese adventure is done?

Suburban Rhode Island.

[Malthus]

Jesus, no one can create a simple executive summary these days.  What a sad indictment of our educational system. 

It's a heartening story about how an enterprising attorney say a business development opportunity for a contingency fee - and took it.

There was also some boring irrelevant stuff about teaching, basically background to the main point. 

[Barrister]

It's a heartening story about how an enterprising attorney say a business development opportunity for a contingency fee - and took it.

There was also some boring irrelevant stuff about teaching, basically background to the main point.

Now that's a story I'd like to read!

[Malthus]

It's a heartening story about how an enterprising attorney say a business development opportunity for a contingency fee - and took it.

There was also some boring irrelevant stuff about teaching, basically background to the main point.

Now that's a story I'd like to read!

I thought you did.

[garbon]

My cousin didn't face any obstacles like the ones in the story; his greatest obstacle was getting people to go to school.  Most parents assume that their children will remain on their home island and be subsistence fishers forever; and therefore don't see any value in education.

What sort of school do you hope to teach at after your Japanese adventure is done?

I don't think most are so lucky. Most people I know who got involved have horror stories.

[Grey Fox]

I never wanted to be a teacher. I was never so proved right in any choices in my life more then that one just now.

[garbon]

I never wanted to be a teacher. I was never so proved right in any choices in my life more then that one just now.

Well I'm not sure that should be the take away considering that this person's experience as someone in the teach for america program, probably isn't generalizable to the experience of most teachers in America.

[Eddie Teach]

Suburban Rhode Island.

Rhode Island is big enough to have suburbs? 

[MadImmortalMan]

Suburban Rhode Island.

Rhode Island is big enough to have suburbs? 

It's a suburb of Boston.

[Neil]

Suburban Rhode Island.

Rhode Island is big enough to have suburbs? 

Rhode Island IS a suburb of Boston.