@subwaytakes: Episode 787: If you can lead a 6th grade classroom, you can lead anything!!Feat @Teach For America Start in the classroom, change students’ lives, and grow as a leader from day one with Teach For America. #subwaytakes #Leadership #Education #CommunityImpact #ad

Johanna :

I agree with this, but I also don’t love it when people see my career as a stepping stone. Teacher turn over is difficult for kids and schools and communities. Having people who are going to stay in the schools and help build community ties are necessary. Also, presenting it as a stepping stone to higher paying careers reinforces the idea that we don’t deserve to get paid more because it “isn’t a real career.” Lastly, TFA is a highly criticized program for valid reasons.

Teach For America :

Teaching 🤝 leadership training

J :

Teachers need more acknowledgment 🫶🏻

Highdesertheart :

Middle school is terrifying. If you can do that….

Annie Fleming Writes 📚 :

7th grade teacher here. The amount of decisions we have to make on the fly on any given day is mind boggling.

danialahmer1 :

As a former substitute teacher , this is 100% true. There is nothing more powerful than being able to a command a classroom of kids

No_Ties :

It would also help leaders get a better understanding of the people they lead. I think every politician should have taught for a minimum of a year, maybe two. I don’t really care what level, as long as their students got good results.

Gloria :

really good subway take

madeliabadelia :

Pretty much any grade level prepares you for leadership and so many other skills

user937505495587 :

I mean the fact Congress is like a feral classroom and we're in this mess shows we need to elect more teachers

Karunnya :

shannomenon :

As an ex-teacher, 💯 agree.

Angela :

As a teacher, when I’m told I have no leadership experience. By people who are teachers. I’m not saying there’s more to learn, but please… 🤯

Erica :

Love it! Truth~

Its Anastasia Beaverhausen :

Content SHOULD be a course.

Peter :

But wouldn’t it just be so cool

appleuser38858509 :

This is the best episode

bluestaryellowfang4evr :

This is…. Bad.

Kellie Litvak :

Yes. I teach middle school and let me tell you teachers are the strongest and most quick witted leaders ever, ESPECIALLY middle school teachers

Your boos mean nothing :

Facts. There is a reason teachers are leaving the field. They realize they can just hop to another job with the management and teaching skills

Dawdcv :

Agree but teach for America discredits all the work teachers do for their degree. They get thrown into needy schools and then leave.

o :

disagree

Liv :

TFA alumni still teaching year 5 and subway takes lover reporting to comment🫡

Aunt Viv :

Teach for America is a trash program. Using teaching as a stepping stone to other professions is a disservice to students and education system.

RachelD :

Fundamentally I agree! If you can teach a class of 25 non-fully developed brains—you can do just about anything in leadership. If you’re good at it.