The teachers are trying to build the same culture in the classroom as we're building in the organization.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Culture is an instrument wielded by teachers to manufacture teachers, who, in their turn, will manufacture still more teachers.
Any good teacher knows how important it is to connect with students and understand our culture.
I think that there are some teachers that do a very good job of incorporating culture and history. And there are some teachers who could use a little more help in that area.
We're not trying to be the only route into teaching. We do put enormous energy into understanding what differentiates the most successful teachers.
Teach For America was built on the idea that our best hope of reaching 'One Day' is to have thousands of alumni use their diverse experiences and ideas to effect change from inside and outside the education system.
Teachers are always trying to inspire people to do better, to learn, to grow. That's what we do, and we're proud of the success we've had here doing that, and it's something we'll certainly continue to do.
We are working essentially to build a leadership force of folks who will, during their first two years of teaching, actually put their kids on a different trajectory - not just survive as a new teacher, but actually help close the achievement gap for their kids.
Culture is an instrument wielded by professors to manufacture professors, who when their turn comes will manufacture professors.
Our experience at Teach For America has been that the more people understand educational inequity, the more they want to do something about it.
The things that inform student culture are created and controlled by the unseen culture, the sociological aspects of our climbing culture, our 'me' generation, our yuppie culture, our SUVs, or, you know, shopping culture, our war culture.