Is everything that is popular good? or good for you? Today’s Twitter blast includes the locations where @TeachForAmerica funding has recently been cut and/or they’ve been kicked out. Burgers, fries, chips. lard, donuts, meth etc. are all very popular, but not so good for you.

https://twitter.com/ProfessorJVH/status/508696686399467521

https://twitter.com/ProfessorJVH/status/508690656001159168

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https://twitter.com/ProfessorJVH/status/508692606927138816

https://twitter.com/ProfessorJVH/status/508691194688176128

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https://twitter.com/ProfessorJVH/status/507939944669536256

@TeachforAmerica has recently said they are reforming and reporters are jumping on the bandwagon. They even have some bloggers applauding their diversity push. However, as Katie Osgood argues, the core of their “reform” remains the same for the vast majority of their recruits. Which is: We will parachute in after five weeks of training in the summer for two years in the classroom and then leave for greener pastures in education or otherwise. This approach is only good enough for poor kids. I get that @TeachforAmerica has its tentacles into the U.S. Congress, colleges of education (i.e. Arizona State, Washington etc), politicians (their kids were or are TFAers) etc. but….

For all of Cloaking Inequity’s posts on Teach For America click here. Look for the post from my former student about her experience in Teach For America.

Have you heard about that “undeniable” evidence of “positive” impact of Teach For America? Read this and this and this.

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