I just went to the TFA website and am aghast at the horrible wages!

[AllyCat]

9. Teaching kids with very little TEACHING training is a public service?

Aspirations are great, but I don't see how this is going to get kids to pass those tests that are so all important right now. They can talk about all the great stuff all they want, but if they can't teach a multitude of kids with varied learning styles and abilities, it's not going to be effective for the tests or anything else.

And the big picture is local districts are eating this up...because they can fire those "high-paid" union thugs and put these folks in charge for a cut-rate. What a bargain! And they even have to pay their own insurance. And I wonder just what kind of apartment can one can find in Chicago for $1050/mo. A cardboard box at the park-n-ride?

They are great students, many of them. They are unlikely to be great teachers.