This article crossed my desk this morning, compliments of a colleague who thought I would find it interesting. As I read through it I found every single point to be relevant, truthful, and with a perspective that we as educators can appreciate.
Take a few minutes to read the story of this former engineer at NASA, who entered the Teach America program and is completing his second year of teaching science at a high-needs high school in Colorado.
It took a rocket scientist to figure out this teaching thing is not as easy as great teachers make it seem.