Five years ago I attended the TFA 20 alumni summit, as I had the 15, the 10, and even the 5. I suppose I’m one of only a handful of people, at most, who attended all four of these events. Being around the organization for so long, and being involved for a lot of years in presenting workshops at the various institutes, I have a lot of friends and acquaintances who attend these things.
People who read this blog may not know that until the 20 year thing, five years ago, I was blissfully unaware of the the ‘reform’ movement and the havoc it was wreaking on America’s public schools. I was horrified and, I suppose, a bit traumatized when I realized that an organization that I identified with for twenty years had become a part of the problem. Before that conference, this blog was about tips for new teachers…
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