ABSTRACT

This is the inside story of the more than 8,000 recent college graduates who have joined Teach for America and committed two years of service to teaching in the nation's most troubled public schools. In the tradition of books by Studs Terkel, Ness combines interviews and essays from TFA members and alumni as well as principals, superintendents, parents, and noted education experts.

chapter |12 pages

The birth of a vision

chapter |16 pages

Making the commitment

chapter |22 pages

The summer institute

chapter |16 pages

Raw realities

chapter |15 pages

Initial impressions

chapter |24 pages

No magic recipe

chapter |20 pages

Outside the classroom

chapter |29 pages

Two plus years

chapter |10 pages

Afterword