tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-581753778479685806.post3558254775698887591..comments2015-12-07T01:34:03.915-08:00Comments on DFL: Critical Response to: "An Open Letter to Teach For America Recruits" - Katie OsgoodAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14011430672223133332noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-581753778479685806.post-3008695703754692942015-10-08T18:16:02.340-07:002015-10-08T18:16:02.340-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00924687583199891569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-581753778479685806.post-71110358330190449782015-10-08T18:15:15.368-07:002015-10-08T18:15:15.368-07:00You go, Dan! The fact that you are so fiercely def...You go, Dan! The fact that you are so fiercely defending WHAT you do and not how you got there says a lot about you. The fact that TFA lead you to the field of urban education when more traditionally trained teachers are running away from it in droves says a lot, too. Passion and conviction are what make a great teacher, not a building, a program or an institution. I bet your students have already figured that out, haven't they? Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00924687583199891569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-581753778479685806.post-87157052113973189432015-10-07T18:37:19.875-07:002015-10-07T18:37:19.875-07:00I do hope we get to talk more about this, and I ve...I do hope we get to talk more about this, and I very much appreciate your taking this risk to write on this article. I think an important point to remember here is that critiquing a system is not the same as critiquing individuals. So it is, IMHO, not an attack on any individual TFA member when we challenge the underlying assumptions of TFA as an institution. Enjoying having your voice here very much.Lesleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06927432771374078120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-581753778479685806.post-87066112737149247092015-10-07T06:42:45.973-07:002015-10-07T06:42:45.973-07:00This was an awesome read, Dan. I loved hearing you...This was an awesome read, Dan. I loved hearing your side to this on going (yet pointless) argument. I think you hit the nail right on the head when you said that we should be taking a look at the system, and not fighting this pointless battle about who is more effective. As long as we as a whole are effective, who cares what the background is? I would love to have an educational system that was so good that TFA didn't need to exist, and our teacher population was diversified and producing results that did not call for an achievement gap to be closed, or a calling for all students to get a fair education. That'd be a dream. But if we do not cease the argument and pointless energy invested in TFA or Non-TFA, and put that energy towards focusing the real problem, the cycle will just continue. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com