Six principles to teach by

02-09-2010

Opinion by Judith E. Giampaoli/San Francisco Chronicle

It was a principal's worst-case scenario: School was starting in a few days and I still had an open position in seventh-grade math. I didn't want to hire a teacher who was lacking traditional certification, but I agreed to interview Nate Geller, a corps member with Teach for America, a national education organization that recruits college graduates to work in underserved schools. Based on Geller's passion for teaching and palpable commitment to minority children like those at Francisco Middle School, I decided to take a chance and hire him. It didn't take long to recognize Geller's teaching talent and see that his Teach for America training had prepared him well for the challenges of working at Francisco. (more...)

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