TeachFor.Us is the Teach For America blog community for teachers working to close the education achievement gap

What is this?

TeachFor.Us is a free blog community for Teach For America teachers. Any corps member can register and then start blogging immediately.

More information about the site is documented on our official blog, TeachFor.Us News.

Why blog about Teach For America?

It's free!
Teachers have many stories to share.
Blogs prevent mass emails to family and friends.
The Teach For America experience is documented for others who want insight on being a corps member.

Recent Posts on TeachFor.Us

Miss Yado:
After reading another TFA Corps Member's blog the other day, I decided I wanted to start writing a blog too. I thought that it was very cool to see her reflection before she went to institute, as ... read more
Gary Rubinstein's TFA Blog:
The very first principle described in ‘Teaching As Leadership’ is ‘Set Big Goals.’ All effective teachers do this, they say, which I agree with. Implied is the converse that everyone who set... read more
Gary Rubinstein's TFA Blog:
Why the new TFA book could widen the achievement gap. I was excited to get my hands on the new TFA book ‘Teaching as leadership.’ For the past 19 years, I’ve been involved with TFA on ma... read more
missbinindy:
This quote is what I am attempting to avoid. I've been feeling really down lately and I'm not quite sure why. Whether it's because I graduate in 51 days or I'm overwhelmed with school work, pre-instit... read more
rubinc in nyc!:
Today at lunch I had a pizza party for some kids who have been doing an awesome job lately. While it was sort of annoying to have to go pick up pizza from ten blocks away and pay the pizza-making guy ... read more

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No special technical skills. Editing a blog on TeachFor.Us is like using a word processor.

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