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• ‟ We're looking for people out there who have demonstrated that they are leaders, have track records of achievement, and want to be part of a force... of a much larger force of determined people who want to bring about, ultimately, institutional change.

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• ‟ When you think of the typical Teach For America corps member, soldiers and ex-bankers are probably not the people who come to mind. In fact, there is no such thing as a typical corps member. They can't be neatly pigeonholed or painted with a broad brush.

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• ‟ I've heard a number of our alumni - people who are running schools and school systems - think a lot about different models for the teaching profession.

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• ‟ Our experience at Teach For America has been that the more people understand educational inequity, the more they want to do something about it.

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• ‟ I think people are attracted to teaching because they want to make a real impact.

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• ‟ 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.

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• ‟ People think of teachers who are born to teach, and you think of all these charismatic folks. Some of the most successful teachers are some of the least charismatic, interestingly. But they have a gift of figuring out what motivates people.

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• ‟ It's possible to train great people, but a person with great training who doesn't have certain characteristics is only going to go so far.

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