Ann Leaness

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  Go Geek

  I wholeheartedly agree.  Our school has become a revolving door for TFA teachers.  We actually have coined the term "teach for a while"  due to this situation.  All of the teachers have been very nice, hard-working individuals, but the way TFA sets them up with two-year committments creates an ongoing stream  of temporary teachers.  Before they even step foot in a classroom, they already have one foot out the door. 

  
  

  On the other hand, we have several teaching fellows who have made the decision to make teaching their career.  They come into the teaching fellows program knowing that teaching is what they truly want to do.  Many of the teaching fellows are the "geeks" you are referring to.  They bring a joy and sense of "stick-with-it-ness" and our students recognize this and have responded positively to all of them. These "geeks" are the gentle forces working in obscure ways to help our students discover their innate talents.