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Originally posted by gehzumteufel You can't teach kids that are unmotivated, and uninterested.

Thats not what Antwone Fisher taught me

Note: I have not seen this movie and never will. I hate denzel washington and black propaganda. Except undercover brother, that movie was awesome

Was that the movie I developed a terrible cough while watching?

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To add to this discussion, I have a couple of English friends who've taught ESL abroad. perhaps i could pm some info but i'm unaware of their whereabouts, last time i heard one of them was giving lessons in vietnam. pretty amazing for a man that graduated from cambridge and decided to travel and teach for the rest of his life

the more reasons i support RJTs decision to take his little adventure to the next level. i don't know what's worse, someone who's never experienced other cultures (people who've never been out of the u.s)or someone who never had the opportunity but always the will to explore.

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Originally posted by CleverName Was that the movie I developed a terrible cough while watching?

What? no? I've never watched it and I highly doubt you would have

By reading your posts and as someone who actually teaches, i suggest you do not do what you are thinking of doing. Teaching stable kids is a lot harder than you could imagine. Coming in with 0 experience , you really are not prepared to make a difference in problem children's lives . Get experience first, and then come back to play Michelle Pfifer in Dangerous Minds if you still feel like it.

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Originally posted by elFreak By reading your posts and as someone who actually teaches, i suggest you do not do what you are thinking of doing. Teaching stable kids is a lot harder than you could imagine. Coming in with 0 experience , you really are not prepared to make a difference in problem children's lives . Get experience first, and then come back to play Michelle Pfifer in Dangerous Minds if you still feel like it.

The fact that you're even allowed near children, let alone being paid to educate them and shape their malleable little minds, truly boggles mine.

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Originally posted by UWM The fact that you're even allowed near children, let alone being paid to educate them and shape their malleable little minds, truly boggles mine.

I know...asians aren't as smart as we make them out to be.

plus young mom buffet!

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Originally posted by elFreak By reading your posts and as someone who actually teaches, i suggest you do not do what you are thinking of doing. Teaching stable kids is a lot harder than you could imagine. Coming in with 0 experience , you really are not prepared to make a difference in problem children's lives . Get experience first, and then come back to play Michelle Pfifer in Dangerous Minds if you still feel like it.

By reading this post, you make it seem as though you find Teach For America to be a terrible program unless the individual graduated in education (which implies experience in the teaching environment).

Have you ever actually been to a school of the type you'd be in with TFA? Just curious, not implying anything. Something to think about checking out if you haven't. You already seem pretty dead set on this judging by your dismissal of everyone's negativity so I say go for it. The worst that could possibly happen is you have a terrible year and something good to put on the resume (or you get sued for $20million but w/e that will only happen to someone else). Follow your dream, who am I to say not to. I'm making my own mistakes and am quite happy doing so

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Originally posted by CleverName You already seem pretty dead set on this judging by your dismissal of everyone's negativity so I say go for it.

I love how this guy takes the advice of ppl who have "seen it in movie" over those of us who have taught in the field. We're not trying bad mouth TFA, we're saying, sending a noob into the worst teaching situation he'll ever face for his first year isn't a recipe for success.

You're White (strike 1)
You have no experience (strike 2)
God help you if you don't have balls of steel (strike 3?)

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Originally posted by pvc I love how this guy takes the advice of ppl who have "seen it in movie" over those of us who have taught in the field. We're not trying bad mouth TFA, we're saying, sending a noob into the worst teaching situation he'll ever face for his first year isn't a recipe for success. You're White (strike 1) You have no experience (strike 2) God help you if you don't have balls of steel (strike 3?)

I haven't heard anyone give advice about TFA in a movie, but thanks for the heart filled words, "guy".

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Originally posted by CleverName Have you ever actually been to a school of the type you'd be in with TFA? Just curious, not implying anything. Something to think about checking out if you haven't. You already seem pretty dead set on this judging by your dismissal of everyone's negativity so I say go for it. The worst that could possibly happen is you have a terrible year and something good to put on the resume (or you get sued for $20million but w/e that will only happen to someone else). Follow your dream, who am I to say not to. I'm making my own mistakes and am quite happy doing so

Thank you for the info.

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