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Education

Erich Bloodaxe BSN

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2. I understand that TfA participants are sincere in their wish to help children.

Reply to ellenrr (Original post)

Wed Oct 21, 2015, 07:16 AM

Oct 2015

But I sure as heck wish they weren't knocking real teachers out of classrooms, and instead were working on reforming the FUNDING mechanisms of public education, such that crumbling schools got the money they need to do repairs and expansions, and hire real teachers, paid reasonable salaries, in such numbers as to not be overworked into exhaustion.

I respect DeRay's work as an activist, and his desire to help children. But I don't think I'd list TfA on any resume.

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