Teach for America New York City Reviews

I had never visited until recently and now I'm excited to be invited back! The space is expertly laid out and designed...super welcoming and bright. I loved the open areas for speakers and the large step layout to comfortably relax while still working at 7pm on a school night

Teach for America refuses to delete your account or any personal identifiable data when you request them to do so. They state they own anything you submit to them during the application process and refuse to delete any of your personal identifiable information. Be careful with these guys, they're sketchy af. Look a lot closer online at the negative feedback from their teachers before you even consider applying. I withdrew my application after reading more of their teachers experiences online, I did not go through any more of the application process. You still have to pay out of pocket for a teaching certificate in the state you want to teach, they undertrain and underpay their teachers, and they do not support their teachers once they are placed. Considering doing yourself a favor and start digging into the material detailing the impacts this organization has on the education system with teachers working short-term who are undertrained. It does not help the education system, it makes it worse. Just get certified to teach in your state, then apply at the schools you want to work at. Bypass this organization all together.

The TFA office is so open and well designed. Such a major upgrade from the midtown location.

Don't bother applying if you are a) an actual certified teacher or b) over the age of 24. I applied for Teach for America three times. I am certified (in fact I went to graduate school to become certified) and have actual classroom experience. On the day of the last round of interviews I was the first to arrive (quite a few applicants were late) and did what was probably the best demo lesson in the group (even the other applicants complimented me). Most of us exchanged emails to keep in touch and I noticed something about the few that made it: under 25 and no real experience. Oh and their demo lessons weren't even that good. It's very clear to me that Teach for America does not really care about closing the achievement gap or they would hire people who have already proven that they can do so. They discriminate plain and simple and I can't wait till they are finally forced to close their doors once and for all!