Glen Rock natives both teach and learn from urban students
By tdesimon on January 20th, 2010
Glen Rock natives both teach and learn from urban students
Jane M. Dalton | Glen Rock Gazette | January 15, 2010
“I love being a Teach for America corps member because I have a built-in support system who understand how difficult yet rewarding this adventure has been,” she said. “I live with two other Newark corps members, so having roommates who understand the time commitment and energy it takes to teach is very comforting.”
Pollack also credits “seeing optimism and potential in my students” with keeping her motivated as a new teacher.
“At SPARK Academy our students know and can tell you that they will be attending college in 2022. There is a true culture built around a love of learning that makes me excited to go into work every day,” she wrote…
“The students need a teacher who is willing to work long hours, plan extensively, give out their cell phone number, support their students inside and outside the classroom and hold them to the highest standards,” she wrote. “Fortunately, I couldn’t see myself working anywhere else.”