New Terrain

Jessica Shyu, who taught special education for two years at an American Indian reservation school in New Mexico, is a program director for Teach For America in Washington, D.C., where she supports and trains TFA teachers. In this blog, Jessica will write about the lives of new teachers in today's schools, exploring their practice, experiences, and career challenges and opportunities. Opinions expressed in the blog are Jessica's own and do not represent the views of Teach for America or teachermagazine.org.

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From My Weekly eBlast to My Teachers...

Action: OK, speducators, no words of encouragement this week. Instead, to address the needs of our visual and auditory learners, take two minutes right now, and watch this video: http://www.onetruemedia.com/otm_site/view_shared?p=626bb37094ff3562a20ce1&skin_id=701&utm_source=otm&utm_medium=text_url

Our Teach For America-DC Region executive director sent this to us earlier this summer and I’ve been saving it for once school started and the good and bad things really came out… This is her friend’s student. Even if this isn’t your student, no doubt this child is a metaphor for many of the ones you see (and love and are frustrated by) daily.

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