Reply #23: the point being that one of the arguments

[mzteris]

I keep hearing is that TFA teachers are "only for the short term" - well, the same argument can be made for those students who go to school to become teachers.

And not all TFA teachers will leave, either.

BTB - did you happen to read the recent Newsweek article on teachers? There's a nugget of information in there that I think is very important to keep in mind. I won't post it because I'm villified enough in here. And people will surely take offense. I would, too if someone said that about my profession - but the fact remains and it IS something that needs to be considered and kept in mind as we try to address the overwhelming problems in education today.