Few things are more important to our country's future than recruiting and keeping great teachers in our schools.
From Wendy Kopp
We look for people who demonstrate perseverance in the face of challenges, the ability to influence and motivate others - people who want to work relentlessly to ensure that kids who are facing the challenges of poverty have an excellent education.
Charter laws do something really important. They give educators the freedom and flexibility that they need to attain results. But we also have to invest a lot in the leadership pipeline to take advantage of that freedom and flexibility.
It gets to whether we're a teacher-education model or a movement for social justice. I would say we're about the latter.
Our teachers are operating just as effective leaders in the business world do. They set a vision that most people think is crazy. They convince the kids why it's important to accomplish the goal. And they are totally relentless.
The teachers are trying to build the same culture in the classroom as we're building in the organization.
Technology has enormous potential to address educational needs more efficiently, help teachers improve their performance, and enrich and individualize student learning.
Common Core reminds us what testing can do right. Modeled on standards of the world's education superpowers, questions demand critical thinking and creativity. Students are asked to write at length, show their work, and explain their reasoning.
A core part of Teach For America's mission has always been affecting positive change in the traditional public school system.
Effective teacher support in my mind is the same thing as effective management. Our teachers need strong management, just like anyone in any profession.
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