tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8911917248033923490.post26690470630897384..comments2023-09-30T06:14:57.271-05:00Comments on Not Living on Ramen: Early morning musings after a bad day at schoolE.C.http://www.blogger.com/profile/05595667311126848588noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8911917248033923490.post-90923236390110298642009-03-03T11:00:00.000-06:002009-03-03T11:00:00.000-06:00Are TFA teachers worse than the alternative? At le...Are TFA teachers worse than the alternative? At least you all start out idealistic, and you care that your students aren't doing so well. Progress doesn't have to be big to exist.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8911917248033923490.post-53476914341551881482009-03-03T08:37:00.000-06:002009-03-03T08:37:00.000-06:00I once had a terrible horrible job, and when I lef...I once had a terrible horrible job, and when I left it, they hired a former Teach for America teacher to be my replacement. <BR/><BR/>He was a great guy. Smart. Funny. And I told him what my job was like on a day-to-day basis, hoping to persuade him not to stay. His response?<BR/><BR/>"In my last job, people threw up on me, screamed at me, peed their pants, and threatened to kill me. They were third graders. This job won't be so bad." <BR/><BR/>He had been teaching in the Bronx, and had quit before his two-year contract was up. I don't blame him one bit. <BR/><BR/>P.S. He's in grad school now and loving it. You'll get there too one day!Shuchonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00011540185133147581noreply@blogger.com