WRITE - Why I Stopped Writing Recommendation Letters for Teach for America

For the past nine years, I've been an instructor, a Ph.D. student, adjunct professor, and post-doctoral fellow in humanities departments at several different universities. During this time, many students have asked me to write recommendations for Teach for America. My students generally have little to no experience or training as teachers, but they are lured by TFA's promises that they can help close the education gap for children in low-income c ...

http://www.slate.com/articles/life/education/2013/10/teach_for_america