“Behold, I Send You Forth as Sheep in the Midst of Wolves”

There is a Great Divide between old and new teachers, but according to the welcoming committee at the NYCTF New Teacher Ceremony, the reason is because “older teachers don’t like you. And they shouldn’t. They are afraid of you because you have the power to do what they can’t. You can change the schools. You [...]

Indoctrinated and In Shambles

From the NYCTF Program Overview
“Because effective teachers dramatically increase their students’ academic success, the mission of the NYC Teaching Fellows program is to recruit and prepare high-quality, dedicated individuals to become teachers who raise student achievement in the New York City classrooms that need them most.”
Translation: Because veteran teachers are unwilling to overlook the true [...]