Still working on pre-work. Today I read about Homeboy Industries, a project by a Jesuit priest in LA that for the past 25 years has provided jobs and help for former gang members and prevented other youths from joining gangs. Consisting of a cafe, farmers markets, diner, grocery, bakery, silkscreen/embroidery, educational counseling, tattoo removal, legal…
read more »A bit southeast of where I’ll be teaching is Bertie County. I had an interview there that was unfortunately cancelled, but in my pre-work I came across this fantastic TED video about Emily Pilloton’s Project H, a high school design class there. Watch it and be inspired!
read more »Before a TFA Corps Member becomes a Corps Member, he or she must go to Institute and (hopefully) learn to teach. Before going to Institute, the future CM must complete a packet of pre-work. This is 45 pages that each have 1-10 weblinks on them. Part I is supposed to teach us about “The Causes…
read more »Welcome to my blog, As Water Reflects the Face. The title comes from Proverbs 27:19: As water reflects the face, so one’s life reflects the heart. (NIV) I chose that title because every time someone asks me why I chose to do TFA, my answer (other than because they let me in!) is that I…
read more »3 down 1 to go… I had the priveldge of interviewing 3 times already with Nash-Rocky mount early college, bertie early college, and southern vance high. One school rescheduled 3 times, and the other once, but in the end it worked out. If you have had phone interviews you know what they are like, and…
read more »I’ve come to realize I am probably writting this blog for myself, but if there are any followers out there hello!!!! I am currently at work, but figured I would give an update of where I am at with TFA. Got the Praxiss (Praxi?) out of the way and passed the science one with flying…
read more »Passed my first hurdle, the Praxis; or at least I hope so. I studied my entire winter break (really should’nt have studied that long) and was scheduled to take both tests on 1/28. Of courseeeeee we had our only snow delay this semester, might I add it wasn’t even snowing that day only raining, on…
read more »I am at the point where I am starting to freak out a little about moving to an entire new state in a few months and be responsible for teaching students all the wonders and joys of science. Buttttt, I did watch freedom writers the other day and was super motivated. I hope that I…
read more »I am in the midst of finishing my second to last semester at UMD, and getting ready to begin my Praxis studying. I will be taking both tests on 1/28… still dont know what to expect. Oh and on that note I have no idea about what to expect next year! I wish I knew…
read more »Okay so I will begin this with a breif introduction to my self. My names Kayla Kahn, born and raised in Carroll County MD, known for its lovely corn feilds and demolition derbys. I had a rough childhood but ended up getting the grades I needed to being the first in my family to go…
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