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Yeah!!! Apparently, it's more difficult to get into Teach for America than it is to get into med school, even!
A close friend of mine applied and was rejected. She and I have this plan of teaching here for a couple of years because the schools that we attended were horrible and the teachers who "taught" us were no good at all. But I have many other plans right now, and she was thinking of going either to China to teach English or then staying here to join Teach for America. She got into everywhere else that she applied, but Teach for America rejected her. The oddest thing ever, I tell you!
And just 'cause someone is "smart" or has excellent grades and is very active in school/community doesn't necessarily mean she/he can teach well, too. But then again, I don't know how Teach for America selects its volunteers, so I onno.
A close friend of mine applied and was rejected. She and I have this plan of teaching here for a couple of years because the schools that we attended were horrible and the teachers who "taught" us were no good at all. But I have many other plans right now, and she was thinking of going either to China to teach English or then staying here to join Teach for America. She got into everywhere else that she applied, but Teach for America rejected her. The oddest thing ever, I tell you!
And just 'cause someone is "smart" or has excellent grades and is very active in school/community doesn't necessarily mean she/he can teach well, too. But then again, I don't know how Teach for America selects its volunteers, so I onno.