I’ve been accepted as a 2012 Teach for America corps member!

Teach for America is a peace-corps-like program that sends individuals with strong qualifications (but no teaching degree) into impoverished neighbors where they will serve as teachers. The organization’s goal is to reduce the achievement gap between students in wealthy districts and those in poor districts. During their two-year commitment, corps members will earn their teaching credential (note: in some regions a credential takes...