Teach for America Has Gone Too Far
It is not a secret that I am no fan of Teach for America. The very idea of the organization I find absolutely baffling. (Let’s cure educational inequality by exacerbating the inequality of placing poorly trained, inexperienced teachers in our neediest classrooms? Huh?)
But TFA’s recent actions have sent me over the edge. Last night, on twitter, I was appalled to watch tweets fly by about a very fancy, very expensive fundraising dinner taking place in Chicago’s swanky Drake Hotel. As a union-supporter, I am used to the dirty old union halls, folding chairs, sometimes church basements, and maybe a bag of Cheetos for eats, if you’re lucky. I can barely imagine the sort of people who pay $10,000 for a table. Ok, I CAN imagine. They are the same people we must battle everyday in the EdReform Wars.
But I digress. Looking at the event site, I was disgusted to read this:
By 2017, we aim to create a network of eight or more neighborhoods with exceptional levels of student achievement as well as college matriculation and graduation. This will require our alumni to create and join powerful coalitions for change at the neighborhood-, city- and state-levels.Through a focused influx of corps members and alumni, we will
Today’s #AFT Kool Aid flavor is BLUEberry.
This button appeared in my school mailbox this morning. We received an email to wear our buttons and dress in blue to support the AFT’s new “Do what it takes before high stakes” campaign. I always participate in solidarity “dress days” for local and national education issues. Today was different. My state-wide union NYSUT is […]
