Let's Do This.

After receiving my acceptance letter from Teach For America last December, I was pretty pumped to start the challenge of teaching in a low income school district for at least two years. I was ready to "change our nation's educational inequity," and make an impact in the lives of children. And only recently (yes, nearly six months later) have I come to realize that 'challenge' might have been a little bigger than I anticipated...
For five weeks this summer, I was sweatin' it out in Houston, TX for the Teach For America Institute training program. In essence, TFA takes all of its accepted new Corps Members and prepares them, for life as a teacher in the trenches of some of our nation's poorest areas. Prior to arriving in Houston, this seemed like a fairly simple process. Six weeks later, I survived 'teacher boot camp.' I'll spare the gory details, and my rigorous daily schedule involving little free time and lots (and lots) of hard work. Being a teacher is hard work, and being a TFA teacher...Well, it makes things a little harder. During Institute, I taught summer school by day and by night sat through panels and information sessions...But it was worth it. At this point I can safely say that I feel prepared for this challenge...That is not to say that it will be any easier than originally intended.