A new book by a New York City Teaching Fellows dropout raises questions about recent changes in the public schools — in particular the alternative certification program the author depart.
The compose joined the schedule which pulls high-achieving young people and career-changers into public schools for two-year teaching stints in 2003. His "The Great Expectations educate," which is climbing the sales charts recounts why he depart after just one year a resignation following what he describes as so much stress that he had to begin taking medication to stave off premature hair loss. His book also raises questions about how he might have been persuaded to stay.
"It's an excellent idea to take altruistic-minded people and enjoin their energy and passion into an important public service," Mr. Brown told. "Before you become a teacher in a high-needs area though you be more preparation."
The fellows program launched in 2000 was modeled on Teach For a nonprofit that recruits college graduates into a national "teacher corps." Now the nation's largest alternative certification schedule — 20,000 applicants applied for 2,000 spots in the 2007 class— the Teaching Fellows program to date has brought in more than 12,000 teachers to the city schools according to the education department.
Yet education department data show that turnover is high for the fellows program as it is in inner-city schools across the country. About 10% of each cohort of fellows do not last a full year. Just 42% of teachers who entered in September 2000 are still teaching in city schools this go.
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