tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9025948832913694345.post8000065902603654295..comments2024-03-22T02:15:56.280-07:00Comments on Jersey Jazzman: The Reformy Incompetence of Duncan, Kopp, and RheeDukehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16535645107179796099noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9025948832913694345.post-84338535808354746252012-01-06T18:52:22.760-08:002012-01-06T18:52:22.760-08:00THis was a great post/comment by jcg. TFA has been...THis was a great post/comment by jcg. TFA has been on my mind a lot lately, and I recently wrote about it http://teachermomnj.blogspot.com/2012/01/as-i-am-sure-you-are-aware-by-now-this.html. I definitely want to look into that book. I really think my cousin has been brainwashed, and she was worried about me.Teacher Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17023044658046241555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9025948832913694345.post-6009820585238975552012-01-06T05:19:23.664-08:002012-01-06T05:19:23.664-08:00Correction: Dr Veltri works at Northern Arizona Un...Correction: Dr Veltri works at Northern Arizona University with TfA members. Her EdD is from Arizona St.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12813056667733621829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9025948832913694345.post-57936104594047925542012-01-06T05:17:13.970-08:002012-01-06T05:17:13.970-08:00It's time to separate Kopp's TfA propagand...It's time to separate Kopp's TfA propaganda from reality in both the media discourse and from policy makers.<br /><br />I highly recommend reading Barbara Torre Veltri's book "Learning on Other People's Kids: Becoming a Teach for America Teacher" for an inside analysis of the secretive, corrupt TFA program. Dr Veltri worked directly with young, enthusiastic TfA corps members as a partner instructor from Arizona St for many years. It is their words that helped her construct this qualitative study of TfA.<br /><br />After reading Veltri's well researched text, I have a few thoughts on TfA:<br /><br />TfA's training program is abusive to the corp members. Every family who has a college grad child considering TfA should read this book and consider the conditions in which they exploit enthusiastic, civic minded youth.<br /><br />Their 5 week"training" gives the appearance of pedagogy but is more like corporate branding for pre-packaged fast food- little to no substance. Corp members are drilled, cult like, to become a good corps members, they must be compliant with TfA's organizational goals,and are shunned if they question the program.<br /><br />Finally, TfA and Kopp are misleading taxpayers and policy makers. The often secret district TfA contracts extract less in teacher salary costs in the short term, but due to the 1 -2 year teacher churn and early drop outs, states and districts pay far more to replace teachers.<br /><br />Until we recognize that Kopp and Tfa are not training educators but are a for-profit corporation buying influence and using young adult's for profit we'll be stuck arguing over distractions.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12813056667733621829noreply@blogger.com