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Sunday, January 13, 2013

The Toughest Job You’ll Ever Leave | EduShyster

The Toughest Job You’ll Ever Leave | EduShyster:


The Toughest Job You’ll Ever Leave

The case of the disappearing (and *unusually effective*) charter school teachers
Do you dream of CRUSHING the achievement gap but aren’t sure that a 14 hour work day is right for you? Are you MAD passionate about training the next generation of test takers but worry that you lack the hand gestures to keep a large class of minority students on task? Reader: I’ve got excellent news. Thanks to our excellent and innovative friends at MATCH Education you can test drive your dream with absolutely no obligation to buy.
Meet Tough MutTer, a 10-hour “teacher obstacle course” in which would-be teachers at No Excuses charter schools run teaching drills with real-live urban high school students:
Thinking about becoming a teacher, whether through Teach For America or another path?  The job