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Nye Bevan

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3. I think it's great, but it's very competitive.

Reply to maryland native (Original post)

Tue Jan 22, 2013, 02:40 PM

Jan 2013

Only about 12% of applicants are accepted; I think you have to a pretty high achiever to have much chance. TFA teachers receive normal salary and benefits so I don't understand the "attack union teachers" complaint.

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Teach For America [View all] maryland native Jan 2013 OP

You are right, and you should talk your niece out of it duffyduff Jan 2013 #1

Stay away from TFA... Sancho Jan 2013 #2

I think it's great, but it's very competitive. Nye Bevan Jan 2013 #3

Districts must pay thousands to TFA for each recruit. Here's some figures. madfloridian Jan 2013 #16

Teach For America maryland native Jan 2013 #4

Teaching needs to be reserved for those looking for a long-term career, not something to dabble in duffyduff Jan 2013 #8

Title I schools maryland native Jan 2013 #10

Schools where a certain percentage of students receive free or reduced lunches. duffyduff Jan 2013 #12

That helps maryland native Jan 2013 #13

I agree. I have been one. n/t duffyduff Jan 2013 #14

TFA touts itself as better than trained experienced teachers. madfloridian Jan 2013 #17

Do whatever you have to in order to keep her away from TFA, MadHound Jan 2013 #5

Madhound says.... maryland native Jan 2013 #6

They go hand in hand. n/t duffyduff Jan 2013 #9

If the program really "attacked unions" you would expect to see a lot of stuff on the UFT website Nye Bevan Jan 2013 #7

The UTF is not the only teachers union. The Midway Rebel Jan 2013 #18

Now I am getting confused... maryland native Jan 2013 #11

The teacher needs to know the content, but teaching is a skill in and of itself TexasBushwhacker Jan 2013 #20

Teaching is not as easy as it looks auntsue Jan 2013 #15

Tell her to spend a year a to get a REAL teaching certificate at a real university. The Midway Rebel Jan 2013 #19