In its twenty-five years of existence, Teach For America (TFA) has
transformed from an organization based on a perceived need to
ameliorate a national teacher shortage to an organization that seeks
to systematically replace traditional fully-certified teachers while
simultaneously producing alumni who are interested in facilitating
neoliberal education reform through elected political positions. From
its inception, TFA has had its share of critics; yet criticism of the
organization by its own members and alumni has largely been silenced
and relegated to the margins. This book – the first of its kind –
provides alumni of TFA with the opportunity to share their insight on
the organization. And perhaps more importantly, this collection of
counter-narratives serves as a testament that many of the claims made
by TFA are, in fact, myths that ultimately hurt teachers and students.
No longer will alumni voices be silenced in the name of corporate and
neoliberal education reform.
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Alumni Speak Up and Speak Out
Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9781454192572
Publisert
2018
Utgave
1. utgave
Utgiver
Peter Lang
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
Forfatter