Our experience at Teach For America has been that the more people understand educational inequity, the more they want to do something about it. Wendy Kopp Read Quote
I think people are attracted to teaching because they want to make a real impact. Wendy Kopp Read Quote
In the long run, we need to build a leadership force of people. We have a whole strategy around not only providing folks with the foundational experience during their two years with us, but also then accelerating their leadership in ways that is strategic for the broader education reform movement. Wendy Kopp Read Quote
Some people seem to sort of have a gut for hiring. I literally had a gut that was exactly the opposite. So whenever I thought someone would be great, it was sort of the opposite. Wendy Kopp Read Quote
We’ve done a lot of research on the characteristics of our teachers who are the most successful. The most predictive trait is still past demonstrated achievement, and all selection research basically points to that. Wendy Kopp Read Quote
Charter laws do something really important. They give educators the freedom and flexibility that they need to attain results. But we also have to invest a lot in the leadership pipeline to take advantage of that freedom and flexibility. Wendy Kopp Read Quote
If we freed up all the money in the certification process, think about how much more money we’d have to put into teacher salaries. Wendy Kopp Read Quote
It gets to whether we’re a teacher-education model or a movement for social justice. I would say we’re about the latter. Wendy Kopp Read Quote
Education must be the only sector that hasn’t already been completely revolutionized by technology. Wendy Kopp Read Quote
Whenever we’ve seen the kids in the most disadvantaged context truly excel, always it’s been in classrooms and in whole schools where there is a clear vision of where the kids have the potential to be. Wendy Kopp Read Quote
