Teach For America

The national corps of outstanding recent college graduates who commit to teach for two years in some of the most under-resourced rural and urban schools in the United States.

After the two years, TFA alumni continue to work relentlessly towards closing the achievement gap. Alumni pursue careers in education, or exert influence from other fields such as law, business, medicine, government, as well as other not-for-profit organizations.

"Nine-year-olds in poor neighborhoods are already three years behind their more affluent peers. They are seven times less likely to graduate from college. There are individuals in the wealthiest country on the planet who are effectively illiterate. This is shameful, and this is unjust.

I believe that educational equity is our generation's civil rights issue, and that is why I Teach For America."

You want to change things: www.teachforamerica.org

by CM 05 December 9, 2008

teach an old dog new tricks

when someone does something for a long time and its hard to teach them new abilities.

you cant teach an old dog new tricks, my uncle never learned how to use his cellphone.

by Andre the CRACKER DACKER November 18, 2016

Teach All The Way

To beat someone to Death for disrespecting you or your rules.

Oh shit man he's gonna Teach All The Way. in other words he's going to beat you to Death for disrespecting him or his rules

by Vicktor "Wolf" Reznov April 8, 2021

teach around

When a teacher uses an assignment or textbook to avoid teaching about a subject.

A: We don't have time to talk about polynomials, so your homework is to read page 796 and solve the problems.
B: Can you make better lessons instead of resorting to this teach around?

by ChameleonDragon August 31, 2021

teach impediment

The disorder that afflicts public school teachers who are hopelessly incompetent at their job. Also known as pedagogical paralysis.

Unfortunately, Mrs. Hughes has a teach impediment. You will not be learning any algebra in her class this year.

by Jack Atrophy August 9, 2022

teach a man to fish saying

something someone named leo can’t stop saying

the teach a man to fish saying is said like this, “If you give a man a fish, you feed him for a day. If you teach a man to fish, you feed him for a lifetime.” - john leo penn

by bskakanwkjsbsjsj August 10, 2022

teach lennie about the rabbits

To mercy kill someone(usually a loved one) much like how lennie was killed by george in the book Of Mice and Men.

Friend: omg, your sister turned into a zombie!

Me: time to teach lennie about the rabbits

by ticklish-ear August 15, 2022