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TFA, Continued
TFA, Continued
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 05/28/2008 - 09:36
Via the great Anna Hamilton of Fort Worth.
In case you haven't seen it: somone asks Wendy Kopp, why not place TFA corps members with experienced teachers in "easier" schools for the first few years-- http://www.coreknowledge.org/blog/2008/05/22/a-memo-to-wendy-kopp/And Wendy Kopp responds: http://www.coreknowledge.org/blog/2008/05/27/wendy-kopp-responds/
Wendy Kopp, btw, is the founder and grand poobah of Teach For America. This is just a super interesting discussion. Enjoy.