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Growth, Not Perfection
This video from 2014 shows how Teach For America alumnus Isaac Pollack, Principal of Carver High School in New Orleans, led his school guided by the simple belief that “it’s OK to make mistakes, just be better tomorrow than you were today.” This beli...
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The Colonial Roots of Inequity and the Need for Culturally Relevant, Community Centered Education in Uganda
In this video from 2020, Teach For Uganda alumnus Charles Obore shares his reflections on the colonial roots of inequity, the need for culturally relevant education, and community-centered leadership.
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Shayla Yellowhair: Understand Our History
In this video from 2017, Shayla Yellowhair, systems leader and Teach For America alumna explains why teachers who are coming to work in Native communities need to first understand the history and be willing to learn from the community.
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Glossary of Key Language Choices in TACL
In our attempt to capture the real spirit of the classrooms we have studied in TACL, we have sometimes intentionally used words and phrases in a slightly unusual way. We invite you to learn more about our language choices by exploring this Glossary.