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Tuesday, October 24. 2000 NEWS THE BATTALION Page 9 Teach for America program set to share teaching ideas at A&M By Courtney Stelzel The Battalion ^H'hc traditional four-year curricu lum program to receive a bachelor’s degi ee and teaching certificate may beihanging as organizations such as the Teach for America program seek to place college graduates in teach ing positions around the country af ter five weeks of training. ^■"he Teach for America program is a “corps of teachers” who want to change the world for public school .students. Some of its members are scheduled to visit Texas A&M in mid November to hold information al [essions regarding the possibility ofpecoming a corps member. The Te|eh for America program will be gin recruiting in the spring. ■A&M education department offi cials declined to comment on the Teach for America program because the\ were not familiar with the specifics of the program. However, the\ said they are interested in seeing the program when Teach for Ameri ca pomes to A&M. ■The program was started by Wendy Km)pp, who graduated from Princeton University more than 10 years ago. The program’s mission is for all chil dren to receive an education, no mat ter what socio-economic background they come from or what type of neigh- borhood their school is in. i^HTeach for America alumni mem bers recruit college graduates, train p? them and then place them in various if schools throughout the nation. The lyfl recruits are hired at beginning teacher Is salaries based on what district they i; work for. m “Not only are the new teachers i placed with mentors, but they are also i kept in contact with alumni corps (ill members,” said Mary Stauffer, cen- J traI recruitment director for Teach for ^ America. “This provides a source of 0 l advice, support and encouragement.” The corps members go through a five-week training program at either the University of Houston or a new location on the East Coast, yet to be determined. This training program teaches the recruits and provides interaction through hands-on experience and discussion groups concerning teach- “I don't think that the recruits will he able to pick up on certain disabilities that students might have” — Amy Willis A&M sophomore elementary education major j - —" 1 ing theory and professional develop ment. Corps members also attend workshops conducted by alumni and staff members in the evenings. “I was a corps member from 1998-2000, so speaking from per sonal experience, I can say that the training program is very efficient,” said Tamara Stewart, recruitment op erations manager for Teach for America. Stewart added that most school districts hire on a trial basis, so a lack of classroom experience is not an issue. However, Teach for America has received criticism at A&M for its fast program. “It’s not fair that they have only five .weeks of training and are ex pected to go out there and teach,” said Amy Willis, a sophomore elementary education major. “I don’t think that the recruits will be able to pick up on certain disabilities that students might have. I believe the teaching and train ing that we do to prepare for the class room is important.” A&M education department of ficials said they strongly support theory work in the classroom and student teaching the final semester of a students’ senior year. The de partment is one of the top in the na tion for teacher-retention rate, Carr said. In the first year after gradua tion, 96 to 100 percent of A&M graduates remain teachers. For the second year, about 93 percent re main working as teachers, com pared to the national average of about 30 percent. “After the first year, it is harder to keep teachers in the field due to low pay and long hours,” said Dr. Becky Carr, assistant dean of academic af fairs for the education department. “A&M has been pretty successful in keeping its graduates in the teaching profession.” The curriculum at A&M is spe cialized, depending on what field students want to go into within the teaching profession. Classes range from psychology courses dealing with the educational development of children to the socio-economic backgrounds of the state in which students plan to teach. Many of the classes involve a great amount of theory work, compared to the Teach for America program, which en courages more hands-on training and less theory work, program offi cials said. “Students interested in the Teach for America program need to be re sourceful, intelligent, creative and have a desire to improve public edu cation,” Stauffer said. For more information, visit www.teachforamerica.com. Zeta Tau Alpha Presents Strike-a-Thon 2000 Benefiting Breast Cancer Research Foundation Date: Friday, October 27 th , 2000 Time: 6:30 - 9:30 Where: Wolf Pen Creek Cost: $ 60 per team (3 members) (includes t-shirt and 2 games) Thanks for helping the fight against breast cancer! 10i) For more information call: Allison 694-8653 or Julie 695-2362 White supremacist leaves compound to satisfy verdict I SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Aryan Nations leader Richard Butler has ; moved out of the Idaho compound fhe lost in a $6.3 million verdict against the white supremacist or ganization, a wealthy benefactor said Monday. News in Brief Vincent Bertollini said he bought a new home for Butler in nearby Hayden, Idaho, last week and that the 82-year-old neo-Nazi- has moved in. A woman at the Aryan Nations declined to answer questions. Bertollini said Butler is not finished spreading the message of white supremacy. “Pastor Butler will continue preaching. Pastor Butler will con tinue printing, and Pastor Butler will continue to ride the Internet,” Bertollini wrote in an email. Butler must turn over the 20- acre property to satisfy part of a $6.3 million judgment against him. A mother and son won the negligence lawsuit last month af ter they were attacked by Aryan Nations security guards in 1998. Butler is seeking a new trial, al leging juror misconduct. 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