Teach for America event

On Tuesday night, two guest speakers from Teach for America addressed a group of (67!)

Rockhurst Honors students in the basement of Corcoran Hall. They described their experiences with the program, which truly hit home since the main speaker (pictured) grew up in Lee's Summit, MO, and did his Teach for America teaching at East High School in the KCMO Public School District. This organization works to eliminate the educational inequities (the "achievement gap") in the US by finding strong and passionate leaders to serve for two years in a school with underprivileged and disadvantaged students. The relationship between Rockhurst (with its mission of learning, leadership and service) and Teach for America seems like a natural one, though this is the first year the organization has recruited at Rockhurst. I already know of two students who have interviews with the program; and after Tuesday night, I hope to see more.