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Challenging, but rewarding
Corps Member (Former Employee), Oklahoma City – June 1, 2013
An amazing opportunity for passionate individuals looking to have lasting memories and contribute to the educational achievement of deserving students.
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Post-college teaching program
Corps Member (Former Employee), Phoenix, AZ – May 29, 2013
Teach For America trained me as a teacher and assigned me to a region where I was employed by a local school district.
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Fair
Saginaw County City board member (Former Employee), Lagos – May 22, 2013
This city as well as the sate s struggling to make budget new techniques needs to be done
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Technical Support Analyst (Current Employee), New York, NY – May 21, 2013
Pros: eveything
Cons: hr politics
Excellent Non Profit. Excellent IT support. Great People in IT. HR beware.
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The TFA Experience
Corps member (Current Employee), Atlanta, GA – May 14, 2013
Teach for America is a challenging, yet rewarding experience.
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High School Algebra Teacher (Current Employee), Charlotte, NC – May 13, 2013
Pros: changing lives
Cons: poor work/life balance
Worked as a corp member at an underperforming high school. Extremely challenging, but well worth the effort.
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Challenging, worthwhile experiences
Teacher (Current Employee), Washington, DC – March 10, 2013
Teach for America is not for quitters. It is likely the most challenging job you will ever have, at times demanding 70 hour work weeks. The most enjoyable part of the job is feeling that you are impacting your students' trajectory for success. The least enjoyable part of the job is the immense stress and high demands placed on you by your school and – more... TFA. Expect monthly professional development sessions that take up an entire Saturday. – less
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Eye-opening and challenging experience
Teacher (Former Employee), Houston – January 21, 2013
I grew so much during my two years with TFA. It was one of the toughest experiences I have had, but also one of the most rewarding. I made incredible friendships, learned so much about myself, and expanded my experiences and perceptions.
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Fast paced and high responsibility
Operations Coordinator at the Phoenix institute (Former Employee), Phoenix, AZ – January 7, 2013
I enjoyed working here. As an operations coordinator I was directly responsible for the day to day workings of the summer institute. In addition to arranging busing, meetings, and special events, I designed a new electronic registration system to reduce the man-hour requirement to 5% of the original.
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Productive and passionate organization
Mathematics Instructor (Current Employee), Lexington, MS – December 19, 2012
Pros: great benefits
Cons: long hours
A typical workday at Teach For America depends on the location, but you are sure to come in contact with individuals committed to one cause: closing the achievement gap and eradicating educational inequity in the US. The organization is extremely passionate.
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Excellent organization
Corp Member (Former Employee), Washington, DC – November 23, 2012
The best run non-profit- everyone is incredibly supportive and goes out of their way to create a loving community. They are constantly improving efficiency and effectiveness.
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Teach For America, a place to develop professionalism
Corps Member (Former Employee), South Hadley, MA – October 24, 2012
Teach For America is an innovative non-profit organization. The meetings and seminars were structured to help, develop, and support teachers in the classroom.
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Good teamwork, stability
Director, Grants and Contract Business Analyst (Current Employee), New York, NY – October 3, 2012
Pros: flexible time
Cons: long hours
Check calendar for the day's schedule, attend to emails, check-in with direct report staff, meeting with co-team, work on assigned tasks

Understanding the impact my company has on the future of education of the entire nation.

Manage my team with respect and always have an open discussion with all. I love to mentor and share what I know.

I treat my – more... co-workers as family and always have fun working with them.

Dealing with other staff who ignore policies and deadlines.

Finishing the report way ahead of time. – less
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Great mission
Corps Member (Former Employee), New York, NY – August 30, 2012
Management was really supportive. The hardest part of the job was to accept the responsibility of teaching at risk students.
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challenging but rewarding experience in education
Corps Member, Elementary School Teacher (Former Employee), Atlanta, GA – August 14, 2012
Taught elementary school to underprivileged students in Atlanta

Pros – The culture of the staff is uplifting and helpful. Every person in the organization is working towards the same mission, which brings all corps members and staff members closer together. Everyday challenges you, but you are constantly building knowledge, skills, abilities, as well – more... as relationships with students and coworkers.

Cons – You will likely be working long hours in order to reach goals; however, TFA emphasizes only working in working hours as they stress balance. – less
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Place for over achievers
Corps Member (Former Employee), Houston, TX – July 16, 2012
Pros: feeling of purpose, great bragging rights
Cons: nover
People are placed in the worst schools in the school district and usually there is little support for new teachers. The most enjoyable part of the job is knowing that you are actively doing something to close the achievement gap.
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Great mission but poor structure
3rd Grade Teacher (Former Employee), Baltimore, MD – June 30, 2012
The structure of the program is flawed. Recruitment tactics consist of calling people daily to try to convince them to accept the position. Management is not honest with what the experience will actually be like. Once in the program, very little training is provided then practically zero support.
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A challenging but rewarding opportunity
High School Teacher (Current Employee), Dallas, TX – June 29, 2012
You normally go to work at 7 am and work tell 6 pm. You teach all day and help students learn. The hardest part of the job is dealing with low income students.
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Co Founded
Instructor (Current Employee), Memphis, TN – June 14, 2012
Co founded thid program that provided service to underpresented students.
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Challenging and fulfilling workplace
Special Education Teacher (Current Employee), New York, NY – June 3, 2012
Children are our future.

Educating children and providing them with the skills needed to create a better tomorrow is the utmost important job in the country. The more we give to the youths in America the better we improve their lives and the lives of others.

Working with young people is one of the toughest and rewarding jobs imaginable. When you are – more... working towards improving someone's life, there is no "off day." As an educator, you must bring your best every day to work. When your lesson drops or your message fails to reach students you cannot give up. You need to communicate, commit, and communicate the fundamental importance of why students are in school and what knowledge really means to them.

In a normal day a teacher is a part-time educator, psychologist, therapist, coach, confidant, family member, and motivator. The connections are heart-wrenching, the obstacles are unforeseen; the rewards are immeasurable, and the impact is life-changing.

Teaching is changing lives. – less
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