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Top 10 Reasons I Decided to be a Teacher (Read by 1st year Teachers working for Teach for America)
10. I hope to live up to the teachers who inspired me. . .like Ms. What’s Her Name — Zach Smith (Phoenix ’13)
9. It’s no fun saying the Pledge of Allegiance every day by myself. — Symone Williams (Atlanta ’13)
8. Honestly, I didn’t pay much attention the first time through school. — Alexa Rodriguez (Baltimore ’13)
7. Kids need to know the moon landing was faked. — Andrea Gardner (New York ’13)
6. If I could make a difference in just one student’s life–well, that wouldn’t be a very good average. — Madeline Broder (Memphis ’13)
5. The glamour. — Eric Parrie (New Orleans ’13)
4. You work long hours, but at least the pay is bad. — Sarah Chen (San Jose ’13)
3. Hoping to teach in an all song-and-dance high school, like on “Glee.” — Hogai Aryoubi (Greater District of Columbia ’13)
2. In the summer, I can watch all you losers go to the office. — Trevor Wallace (Greater Boston ’13)
1. I want to help kids talk good. — Juan Esteban Estrada (Greater Newark ’13)