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Riley18

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3. You completely miss the point of TFA.

Reply to BainsBane (Reply #1)

Sun Feb 24, 2013, 08:25 AM

Feb 2013

The last thing it is about is "well educated young people" because TFA is a revolving door of people interested in money first and foremost. We already had well educated people teaching in our public schools.

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OccupyTeachForAmerica [View all] HiPointDem Feb 2013 OP

Right, because the last thing we want BainsBane Feb 2013 #1

does it occur to you to educate yourself about Teach for American before you comment? ellenrr Feb 2013 #2

I know that I had some first-rate students BainsBane Feb 2013 #4

Really? LWolf Feb 2013 #5

I have no idea BainsBane Feb 2013 #6

My point is that TFA LWolf Feb 2013 #7

TFA is trash and the whole thing racist duffyduff Feb 2013 #8

Let these "brilliant" students actually do the work and go through traditional licensure duffyduff Feb 2013 #9

What makes them unqualified? BainsBane Feb 2013 #10

You completely miss the point of TFA. Riley18 Feb 2013 #3